Israel Retaliates against Hezbollah after Rockets Fired from Lebanon

Smoke billows across the horizon along the hills in the Naqura area of southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment from a position along the border in northern Israel on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Smoke billows across the horizon along the hills in the Naqura area of southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment from a position along the border in northern Israel on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
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Israel Retaliates against Hezbollah after Rockets Fired from Lebanon

Smoke billows across the horizon along the hills in the Naqura area of southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment from a position along the border in northern Israel on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Smoke billows across the horizon along the hills in the Naqura area of southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment from a position along the border in northern Israel on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

The Israeli army said on Sunday that its troops retaliated to a barrage of rocket strikes coming from Lebanon and hitting areas in the north of Israel.
In a statement on Telegram, the Israeli army said its warplanes raided a number of Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon, including infrastructure and military facilities, and several rocket launch pads, the Arab World News Agency reported.
On Saturday, Israel said it targeted a Hezbollah military position and several other areas in South Lebanon.
The statement added that several missiles were launched from the Lebanese side towards areas in North Israel and that its troops retaliated with heavy bombardment at the source of fire.
One of the Israeli soldiers was moderately injured as a result of the bombing that targeted the town of Al-Manara in northern Israel, it added.
Cross-border shelling escalated between the Israeli army on one hand and Hezbollah and armed Palestinian factions in Lebanon on the other following the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip on October 7.



Jordan's King: Israel's Resumption of Gaza Attacks a 'Dangerous Step'

Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) gives a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 19 March 2025.  EPA/Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL
Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) gives a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 19 March 2025. EPA/Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL
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Jordan's King: Israel's Resumption of Gaza Attacks a 'Dangerous Step'

Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) gives a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 19 March 2025.  EPA/Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL
Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) gives a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 19 March 2025. EPA/Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL

Jordan's King Abdullah called on Wednesday for the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza to be restored and for aid flows to resume.

"Israel's resumption of attacks on Gaza is an extremely dangerous step that adds further devastation to an already dire humanitarian situation," he said, standing next to French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

Macron also said that negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the crisis in Gaza had to resume.
"There is no military solution in Gaza," said Macron during the joint press conference with King Abdullah.