Lebanese health officials said two people were killed, including a child, and several more were injured.
The Israeli military said it struck multiple Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, after several rockets were fired from there toward northern Israel Saturday morning. Lebanese health officials said two people had been killed, including a child, and several more were injured.
Sirens rang out in the northern Israeli city of Metula around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, after a relatively quiet several months. The Israeli military said three rockets were launched from Lebanon, and all were intercepted. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah denied responsibility in the attack, and reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire agreement with Israel in place since November of last year.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli military to take «powerful action» in response, saying that the Lebanese government bears responsibility for any rockets launched from its territory.
In a statement, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned that renewed military activity with Israel could «drag the country into a new, devastating war.
