AMMAN — On Thursday evening and Friday morning,
Israeli occupation warplanes targeted sites in southern Lebanon and various parts of the Gaza Strip, news outlets reported.
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According to Lebanese sources, the occupation targeted the
town of Tyre in south
Lebanon, specifically in the vicinity of the Rashidieh
camp for Palestinian refugees.
An Israeli army spokesman said the attack was towards Hamas
targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The spokesman said the Israeli
army “will not allow Hamas to operate from Lebanon”, and that it “considers Lebanon
responsible for everything that comes from its territory”.
The occupation forces said they were targeting sites in
response to the
firing of dozens of rockets from Lebanon towards northern Israel
on Thursday afternoon.
Risk of serious escalationThe
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on
Friday that Israel and Lebanon "do not want a war", but warned of a
serious escalation.
"Early Thursday morning, the Israeli army informed
UNIFIL that it would begin an artillery response to yesterday’s rocket
launches," UNIFIL said in a statement. Immediately after, UNIFIL personnel
heard loud explosions around the city of Tyre.
"The actions over the past day are dangerous and risk a serious escalation. We urge all parties to cease all actions across the Blue Line now."
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General
Aroldo Lázaro, is speaking with authorities on both sides of the Blue Line,
according to the statement. “Our liaison and coordination mechanisms are fully
engaged," it read.
"The actions over the past day are dangerous and risk a
serious escalation," the statement added. "We urge all parties to
cease all actions across the Blue Line now."
Occupation attacks on GazaMeanwhile, in the
Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes targeted Palestinian
resistance targets in western Gaza and east of Gaza City.
The occupation also targeted agricultural lands east of
Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City and in the town of Beit Hanoun in the
northern Gaza Strip.
The civil defense agency reported the collapse of a house in
Wadi Al-Arayes near Al-Shujaia neighborhood east of Gaza City due to the Israeli
air raids.
"Our crews are rushing to the scene," the agency
had said.
The
Palestinian resistance responded by firing anti-aircraft
missiles and shooting rockets towards Israeli settlements near the Gaza Strip.
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