Hezbollah launches dozens of Katyusha rockets at Israel amid tension with Iran

The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollahclose ally of Willannounced this Friday that it launched dozens of rockets against Israeli positions at a time of great tension in the region due to a possible attack by Tehran against Israel.

“In response to enemy attacks on villages and civilian homes in the south, including the recent aggression against cities in the Al Taybeh and Ayta al Shaab, the fighters of The Islamic Resistance bombed enemy artillery bunkers in Al Zaoura with dozens of rockets Katyusha“, said the movement in a statement.

LOOK: Why is Israel on high alert and what does Iran have to do with it?

The rocket launch took place at 8pm local time (5pm GMT) against Al Zaourain the Golan Heights occupied by Israeland was also carried out in “support of the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip”.

For your part, The Israeli army said in a statement that it had identified up to 40 launches coming from Lebanese territory, “some of which were intercepted”, while the remainder “fell in open areas” and without causing injury.

LOOK: Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the Iranian general murdered by Israel in Syria

In the last few hours, The Israeli army attacked “several cities in southern Lebanon to eliminate a threat”, states the note.

These attacks come at a time when tensions between Iran and Iran have increased considerably. Israelafter the latter was blamed for an attack that destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, for which Tehran said it will respond.

Hezbollah and the Jewish State have been involved in intense border clashes since October 8, the day after the start of the war in Gaza.

The outbreak of violence has already left around 93,000 internally displaced people on the Lebanese side and another 60,000 in the Jewish state, while it has claimed almost twenty lives in Israel and more than 330 in Lebanon, where authorities also reported almost 950 injuries.

Source: Elcomercio

jack

I am Jack Morton and I work in 24 News Recorder. I mostly cover world news and I have also authored 24 news recorder. I find this work highly interesting and it allows me to keep up with current events happening around the world.