Northern Israel on the afternoon of April 6 came under rocket fire from Lebanon, some of the missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. On this subject informed Haaretz in reference to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) press service. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting with security officials in connection with the attack.
Up to 30 rockets were launched in the north of the country, according to a spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. informed Israeli correspondent for Axios. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. At least one rocket fell on the town of Shlomi in northern Israel.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
As a result of the shelling, one person was slightly injured by shrapnel, reported Israeli ambulance service. Another woman was injured on the way to the air-raid shelter. AlJazeera informed about an injured child. Medical teams are on high alert.
Israeli forces retaliated by shelling southern Lebanon, transmits Associated Press. Source AlJazeera in the Lebanese security forces, for its part, did not confirm the information about the bombardment from Israeli territory.
Combat aircraft lifted from military airfields in Israel, informed NEWSru.co.il. Airspace in the north of the country farm for civilian flights.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it was constantly receiving updates on developments and preparing to meet with security officials. Netanyahu also convened a military-political cabinet to assess the situation in the north of the country.
Israeli correspondents on social media call the attack the largest since the war between Israel and the radical Lebanese group Hezbollah in 2006. NEWSru.co.il writes that there were no rocket attacks as intense from Lebanon since August 2021.
Escalation between Israel and Palestine
The rocket attack came amid tensions between Israel and Palestine over clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Israeli police said dozens of masked youths barricaded themselves in mosques, chanting slogans and calling for riots. As a result, security forces used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun ammunition, and also arrested 350 people.
After that, Israel came under fire from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army responded by attacking Hamas targets in Gaza, holding it responsible for what is happening in the region.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, in turn, said it would support any action Palestinian groups might take against Israel after the clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
