The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah said it fired rockets and mortars at Israel “as a sign of solidarity” with the Palestinians. The Israeli army launched retaliatory strikes.
This is reported by The Times of Israel.
Hezbollah says it fired dozens of rockets and shells at three Israeli positions in the disputed Mount Dov area as a sign of solidarity with the Hamas attack on Israel. The statement said Israeli positions were directly hit.
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The Israel Defense Forces reported no casualties and said it responded with artillery strikes and a drone attack. There are no reports of casualties from Lebanon yet.
Israel also published footage of airstrikes on a Hezbollah tent set up on Israeli territory and other infrastructure on the Lebanese border in response to the mortar attack.
What is known about the attack on Israel
On Saturday morning, October 7, the terrorist group Hamas announced the launch of a new large-scale operation against Israel.
A massive missile strike was launched across the country from the Gaza Strip. The militants fired more than 2.2 thousand rockets.
In response to this, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced a massive call-up of reservists.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an address to citizens, said that Israel is at war, and the Gaza Strip will “pay” for this attack.
