The Israel-Lebanon front erupted as never before since 2006 on Thursday, April 6 with the firing of some thirty rockets from Lebanon injuring one person and causing material damage in Israel on the Jewish holiday of Passover.
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This outburst of violence comes the day after the brutal storming of the Israeli police in the middle of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the third holiest place in Islam, to which several Palestinian groups promised to respond.
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Israel and Lebanon remain technically at war after various conflicts, and the ceasefire line is monitored by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), deployed in southern Lebanon, to ensure the maintenance of peace and armistice between the two countries. verdict ” current situation […] very dangerousUNIFIL issued an appeal “To exercise restraint and avoid further escalation.”.
No prompts from the shots
According to the official Lebanese agency ANI, Israeli artillery opened fire “Several shells from their positions on the border” On the outskirts of two villages in southern Lebanon, after the launch Several Katyusha rockets. on Israel.
The Israeli army, for its part, claims this 34 rockets were fired from Lebanese territory at Israeli territory.Five of them fell in Israel and 25 were intercepted by air defense.
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Makes the other four rocket hit points “subject to audit” Military adds. As of 6:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. GMT), no claims have been made regarding the shooting.
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In an interview with AFP shortly after 1pm GMT, an Israeli military spokesman said the army did not respond “Until now”.
“I’m still shaking”
In Fasuta, an Arab village in northern Israel, just two kilometers from the seam line, an AFP reporter saw a blackened missile base lying on the road and a destroyed car.
About twenty kilometers to the west, in Shlomi, AFP journalists saw offices filled with shock after an explosive device left its mark in the middle of the road. “I heard the siren, I heard the explosion, I was in the house and it was really terrifying.”Shlomi Naaman, a 46-year-old Jewish attorney who works in one of these offices, testified on behalf of whom “It was unexpected”.
“It was terrifying, but nothing exceptional: it happens from time to time and every time it’s a shock.”says Noi Attias, 21. “I’m still shaking”but “This is the reality in Israel.”She adds that she heard at least five explosions.
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A 19-year-old man was injured
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “He is constantly informed of the developments of the situation, and he must conduct an evaluation with the heads of the security services.”Then he will convene the restricted security cabinet, according to his office.
According to Israeli emergency services, a 19-year-old man was wounded by shrapnel while a woman in her 60s sustained minor injuries as she fled for cover.
Earlier Thursday, the Lebanese Hezbollah announced “full solidarity” with the Palestinians and support him “all measurements” Armed Palestinian groups can take action against Israel through denunciations Violent assault by the occupying forces. Against Al-Aqsa Mosque in annexed East Jerusalem.
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Hezbollah, Israel’s pet that de facto controls southern Lebanon, maintains good relations with the Palestinian Hamas movement, which rules in Gaza, and with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement. Its Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, received officials from both parties in March, and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is currently in Lebanon.
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“random shooting”
Two rockets were fired Wednesday evening from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, following a similar shooting the night before, to which Israel responded with strikes, amid violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Paris called Thursday “Out of respect for the current historical situation in the holy places in Jerusalem” condemned “Indiscriminate firing of rockets into Israeli territory from Gaza and southern Lebanon”.
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Lebanon’s last rocket fire at Israel was in April 2022, but Thursday’s shooting marked the biggest escalation since the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, which left more than 1,200 Lebanese dead, mostly civilians, and 160 on the Israeli side, mostly soldiers.
The Shiite movement “Terrorist Organisation” By many Western countries, it is the only Lebanese faction that has maintained its armament since the end of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990).
