Israel launched significant retaliatory strikes on Lebanon following rocket attacks targeting the town of Metula, raising tensions amid a fragile ceasefire with Hezbollah. This conflict, which has intensified since Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, has already led to thousands of casualties in Lebanon and the displacement of many Israelis. Despite a ceasefire agreement established in November, Israel continues conducting airstrikes on Hezbollah sites and has not fully withdrawn from Lebanese territory, signaling unresolved tensions and the potential for further escalation.
Earlier, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, for the second time since December, sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah would hold.
Israel had said on Saturday that it would respond "severely" to the attack from Lebanon early Saturday morning, when rockets were fired into northern Israel.
Under the ceasefire reached in November, Israeli forces were supposed to withdraw from all Lebanese territory by late January.
Israel's Prime Minister's office said on Saturday it instructed the army to act forcefully against dozens of targets in Lebanon, adding: "Israel will not allow any harm to its citizens and sovereignty."
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