The sides appeared to be spiralling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions.
The rocket barrage early on Sunday was in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed dozens, including a veteran Hezbollah commander, and an unprecedented attack targeting the group's communications devices. It set off air raid sirens across northern Israel, sending thousands of people scrambling into shelters.Israeli security and rescue forces work at the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said that three people were killed and another four wounded in Israeli strikes near the border, without saying whether they were civilians or combatants.Israeli security forces examine the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday, September 22, 2024. , including one of Hezbollah's top leaders as well as women and children.
In a separate development, Israeli forces raided the West Bank bureau of Al-Jazeera, which it had banned earlier this year, accusing it of serving as a mouthpiece for militant groups, allegations denied by the pan-Arab broadcaster. The war in Gaza began with Hamas' October 7 attack into Israel, in which Palestinian militants killed about 1200 people and took around 250 others hostage. They are still holding about 100 captives, a third of whom are believed to be dead.
Israeli media reported that rockets fired from Lebanon early on Sunday were intercepted in the areas of Haifa and Nazareth, which are further south than most of the rocket fire to date. Israel canceled school across the north, deepening the sense of crisis. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel for a wave of explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 people — including two children — and wounding about 3000. The attacks were widely blamed on Israel, which hasn't confirmed or denied responsibility.
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