Israel warns Lebanon about a serious reaction after rocket fire

Israel warned that he “responded harshly” after rockets were fired from Lebanon – the first of the bilateral ceasefire came into force in November.

Sirens were heard in the Northern Israeli city of Metula on Saturday morning, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said three missiles had been intercepted. The injuries were not reported.

No group admitted that shooting rockets. The Prime Minister Lebanon asked the military to take measures to prevent dragging the country into a new war. ”

Chief IDF Eyal Zamir, however, stated that “Lebanon is responsible” for maintaining a ceasefire agreement, which ended 14 months of fighting Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed group backed by Iran.

Local messages in Lebanon said the artillery fire was released to some southern countries. Israel has not confirmed.

The truce was fragile: Israel carried almost daily air strikes on what he described as the goals of Hezbollah, and showed that the attacks would continue to prevent the group.

In addition, the Israeli military still holds five seats in South Lebanon, in the fact that the Lebanese government says it is a violation of the country’s sovereignty and violation of the ceasefire agreement, which required the abolition of Israeli troops.

Israel says the Lebanese military has not yet been completely deployed to these areas, and that he needs to remain in these points to guarantee the safety of his border communities.

On Saturday, a missile attack in Israel is even more pressure on the Lebanese government and will probably be used as an evidence of Israel that the Lebanese army has no complete control over border areas.

Despite Israel’s permanent attacks, Hezbollah did not respond. The group faces a huge problem with financial assistance to its war communities and pressure from opponents to disarm.

Lebanon President Joseph Aung, who came to power in January, said the only state should have a weapon in the country, which is considered as a reference to the arsenal of Hezbollah. Lebanon’s international partners say they will only help the country if the government acts to stop the Hezbollah power.

On October 7, 2023, Hatebala launched its campaign the day after Hamas attacks on South Israel, saying that it acts in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The long -standing conflict has grown and led to an intensive Israeli air campaign by Lebanon, an attempt on Hesbala’s senior leaders and invading South Lebanon.

About 4,000 people were killed in Lebanon, including many civilians – and led to more than 1.2 million residents.

The stated goal of Israel in his war against Hezbolla was to allow about 60,000 residents moving from communities to the north of the group from the group and remove it from the border.