Escalating Tensions: IDF Strikes Lebanese Targets in Retaliation for Rocket Attacks
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Two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel, prompting cross-border strikes by the Israeli military. The Israeli army reported no incidents within Israeli territory but confirmed an explosion beyond the border fence. Lebanon's state news agency reported that more than 15 projectiles landed on the outskirts of two Lebanese villages in response to the Israeli strike. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to convene the Security Cabinet to address the escalating tensions. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket fire, and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, did not comment on the reports.
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