Israel launched raids on Hamas targets in Gaza and southern Lebanon after dozens of rockets were fired at its territory on Thursday. The Israeli army confirmed bombing three Hamas “infrastructure” targets in the Rashidieh area, close to a Palestinian refugee camp. The attack is the first confirmed one on Lebanese territory since April 2022. The region saw sudden escalation of violence after a relative lull in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the start of Ramadan in late March. At least three explosions were heard near Tyre in southern Lebanon on Friday morning. Israel announced that more than 30 rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards its northern lands on Thursday afternoon, causing injuries and material damage. Netanyahu vowed that “our response will make (enemies) pay a heavy price”. Hamas condemned the attacks, saying “We hold the Zionist entity and its fascist leadership fully responsible for the repercussions of this dangerous escalation”. The UN urged both sides to stop their actions, saying that “they do not want war”.
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The raids began shortly before midnight in Gaza and lasted for several hours, and the bombing of southern Lebanon took about an hour 1,00 Tg.
The Israeli army confirmed in a statement that it had bombed three Hamas “infrastructure” targets in the Rashidieh area, where there is a Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre. This is the first time that Israel has confirmed an attack on Lebanese territory since April 2022.
The region witnessed a sudden escalation of violence since Wednesday, after a relative lull in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the beginning of the month of Ramadan in 23 March.
At least three explosions sounded at dawn on Friday in the Tyre area in southern Lebanon, coinciding with the announcement of Israel launching raids in Lebanon in response to the launch of a barrage of rockets Thursday towards its territory, which accused Palestinian groups of being behind it.
A rocket landed on the roof of a farmer’s house near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, south of Tyre, close to the area from which the rockets were launched towards Israel.
The bombing came after Israel announced that more than 30 A missile was launched Thursday afternoon from southern Lebanon towards its northern lands, in a bombing that caused injuries and material damage, accusing Palestinian groups of standing behind it and not Hezbollah, the most prominent political and military force in Lebanon, in an escalation between Israel and Lebanon that is unprecedented since 2006.
The bombing took place on the Jewish Passover holiday and the day after violent clashes took place in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem between Palestinian worshipers and the Israeli security forces, after which Palestinian factions vowed to launch revenge attacks.
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The Israeli army confirmed that the rockets fired from southern Lebanon, for which no party claimed responsibility, were “Palestinian fire, which may have been fired by Hamas, and it may be Islamic Jihad,” ruling out that Hezbollah stood behind them.
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed at the end of a meeting of the mini-security government that “our response will make (enemies) pay a heavy price.”
For its part, the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed in a statement at dawn Friday that the two sides “do not want war,” calling on them to calm down.
The international force, which is deployed in the south of the country to separate Israel and Lebanon after several conflicts, called on “all parties to stop their actions,” explaining in a statement that “the two sides said they do not want war.”
For its part, the Israeli army confirmed that it “will not allow the Hamas terrorist organization to carry out operations from Lebanon” and that it “holds the Lebanese state responsible for every firing operation (at Israel) from its territory.”
On the other hand, Hamas condemned in a statement, “in the strongest terms, the blatant Zionist aggression against Lebanon,” adding, “We hold the Zionist entity and its fascist leadership fully responsible for the repercussions of this dangerous escalation.”
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced “partial damage” to the Al-Durra Children’s Hospital in eastern Gaza City following the Israeli raids, condemning the “unacceptable” bombing.
Hezbollah supports “all steps”
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The Lebanese Foreign Ministry announced that Lebanon wants to maintain “calm and stability” in the south, calling on the international community to “pressure Israel to stop the escalation.”
On Thursday, Hezbollah confirmed its support for “all steps” that the Palestinian factions will take against Israel in response to the violence at Al-Aqsa.
The bombing from southern Lebanon on northern Israel coincided with the visit of the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, to Lebanon.
Haniyeh stressed that the Palestinian factions will not stand “idle” in the face of the Israeli “aggression” on Al-Aqsa.
“If the Zionists believe that they can desecrate Al-Aqsa Mosque, they should know that seeking to achieve their goals by targeting sanctities (…) will inflame the entire region,” said Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, in statements distributed by the party.
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army carried out several raids overnight, targeting tunnels, a heavy machine gun, and two weapons production sites for Hamas, according to military data.
In response, batches of missiles were launched from the Gaza Strip, which were intercepted by Israeli air defenses.
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The recent escalation of violence between Israel, Hamas, and other Palestinian factions has once again threatened to destabilize the region. The exchange of rocket fire and air strikes has resulted in injuries and damage to infrastructure, and the situation remains tense. The United Nations has called for calm, while Lebanon and Hamas have condemned Israel’s actions. It is unclear how long this latest round of violence will last, but it is imperative that all parties work towards de-escalation and peaceful resolution of their differences. The people of the region have suffered enough, and it is time for a lasting peace to be established.