Israel countered cross-border rocket fire from Lebanon by launching massive artillery and airstrikes, threatening the fragile truce between the Jewish nation and terror outfit Hezbollah that ended a year-long war, Reuters reported. The fresh escalation, which has again brought the Middle East to a boil, came after rockets were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel after nearly three months of relative calm.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in a statement, said the attacks by Israel risk dragging the country into a "new war". "All security and military measures must be taken to show that Lebanon decides on matters of war and peace," Salam said.
The development comes as Israel exchanged fire with terror outfit Hamas in Gaza and also intercepted a missile launched from Yemen by the Houthis. The militant outfits are part of the Iran-backed Axis of Resistance.
With Israel resuming its military offensive in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came under opposition fire. Opposition leader Avigdor Liberman dubbed Netanyahu a "threat to Israel’s security" as rockets were fired from three fronts.
"Rockets from Gaza, Yemen, and Lebanon within a day. The prime minister of October 7 is a threat to Israel's security," Liberman tweeted.
