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.
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.
Hezbollah subsequently confirmed it was behind the rockets. The Lebanese political and military organization said the attack was a response to Israel’s recent strikes on Lebanon, according to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar news outlet.
The IDF said it struck the launch sites in Lebanon in response.
