About thirty rockets were launched from Lebanon. Benjamin Netanyahu promises a military response

Dozens of rockets were launched on Thursday, April 6, from Lebanon into Israel, the day after the violent storming by Israeli police of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The Israeli army claims that 34 missiles were launched from Lebanon, five of which fell in Israel, and 25 were intercepted. by air defense.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned Thursday evening the firing of rockets at Israel and said that Lebanon It rejects any escalation from its territory.. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a military response on Thursday evening, a few hours after the shooting, which Israel attributed to the Palestinian factions. Agence France-Presse journalists heard several explosions in Gaza minutes before the Israeli army announced their occurrence Launching raids on the Gaza Strip..

UN calls on “all parties” to exercise “maximum restraint”

The strikes against Israel were not announced. The Lebanese army announced that it had discovered and dismantled missile launchers in southern Lebanon. For its part, Israel indicated that Hamas, which holds power in Gaza and its leader is currently in Lebanon, or Islamic Jihad, may be behind the shooting, which has not yet been announced. Both of these formations maintain good relations with the powerful, pro-Iranian Hezbollah, which de facto controls southern Lebanon.

The last missile launch from Lebanon towards Israel was in April 2022. judge the situation “very dangerous”The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) made this appeal “To exercise restraint and avoid further escalation.”. condemned the Secretary-General of the United Nations Multiple missiles launched from Lebanon. And he called “all actors” to “The Greatest Restraint”. France and the United States also condemned the shooting.