Key takeaways:
- The IDF has announced that they will not allow the Hamas terrorist organization to operate from within Lebanon and hold the state of Lebanon responsible for any directed fire emanating from its territory.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that Israel’s response will “extract a heavy price from our enemies.”
- The IDF has stated that they are prepared to take all necessary steps to protect Israeli citizens and will continue to respond to any aggression against the state of Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced that they will not allow the Hamas terrorist organization to operate from within Lebanon and hold the state of Lebanon responsible for any directed fire emanating from its territory. This announcement comes after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets into southern Israel in response to Israeli strikes that hit an open area in the Tyre region.
The retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza were launched early Friday morning, and were preceded by an unusual barrage of nearly three dozen rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that Israel’s response will “extract a heavy price from our enemies.”
The Al-Manar news outlet, backed by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, reported that the Israeli jets appear to have left Lebanese airspace. This incident marks the first time since the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah that rockets have been fired from Lebanon into Israel.
The IDF has stated that they are prepared to take all necessary steps to protect Israeli citizens and will continue to respond to any aggression against the state of Israel. They have also called on the international community to condemn the rocket fire from Gaza and Lebanon and to take action to prevent further escalation of the conflict.
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