Air raid sirens went off across the country as nation began Passover celebrations
Jerusalem, Israel (Image by Ekaterina Vysotina from Pixabay)
Micaela Burrow
Daily Caller News Foundation
Lebanon fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Thursday afternoon local time, and at least five of them crashed into Israeli territory, the nation’s military said in a statement.
Air raid sirens went off across the country on Thursday as Israel began Passover celebrations, the largest escalation of tensions between Israel and the militant groups vying over control of Lebanon since 2006, according to Axios. It was not immediately clear whether the ruling Hezbollah political party and Islamist militant group or other Palestinian faction launched the rockets, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not indicated whether retaliatory measures will take place.
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Israel’s air defense intercepted 25 of the rockets, while five landed on Israeli territory that included the northern town of Shlomi and the rest probably fell inside of Lebanon, the IDF said, according to Axios. At least three people sustained injuries, Times of Israel reported.
“First day of Passover. As we sit at the holiday table, family and friends, Israel is facing rockets from south and north,” Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said in a social media statement. “No one should test us, we will take all necessary measures to defend our country and people.”