The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the armed wing of the Shiite Hezbollah party fired rockets at Israel from positions just 130 meters away from the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. This is stated in Telegram– departmental channel.
According to the statement, this is Hezbollah’s second rocket attack on Israel this week. One of the rockets was launched just 130 meters from the UN compound, and other rockets were fired from the area towards Israel.
The Israeli military states that such actions by Hezbollah are a systematic violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and pose a threat to the lives of members of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
According to the information provided by the army, there was also a school approximately 150 meters away from the launchers.
The Israeli army had previously reported bombardment from Syria and Lebanon. In response, Israeli fighters attacked Syrian army and Hezbollah targets.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
On this day, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced its support for Hamas. Rocket attacks began on Israel and Lebanon from both sides. On the afternoon of October 19, the Israeli army announced that fire was opened from Lebanese territory to the country’s border areas. According to the IDF, numerous anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Manara.
The existence of the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah is believed to exist will be open to transportation and interaction According to Bloomberg, based on experts, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system will be suppressed in the event of a conflict in the Middle East.
Previously in Israel named Hezbollah’s possible entry into the war was a “fatal mistake”.