Hezbollah escalates border conflict with rocket attacks into Israel

Some Lebanese politicians lamented that the rockets put Lebanon at risk of war and videos of civilians attempting to stop Hezbollah from firing more went viral.
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Lebanese soldiers stand next to a confiscated truck carrying a multiple rocket launcher in the southern village of Shouayya, on Aug. 6, 2021. - MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images
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Hezbollah said it fired rockets into Israel on Friday, prompting an Israeli response.

A total of 19 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel Friday morning. Of them, 10 were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, six landed in open areas in Israel and three fell short in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said in a series of tweets.

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