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IDF responds after three rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel

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Published: 6 August 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona as two missiles hit outside city, sparking fire; defence officials unsure whether Hezbollah, or other militants, behind the attack

Three rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel; IDF responds with three rounds of shelling (Times of Israel)
Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona as two missiles hit outside city, sparking fire; four people treated for anxiety; Israel said to assess that armed Palestinian groups are behind attack

Israeli Air Force strikes southern Lebanon (Jerusalem Post)
The IDF confirmed that the air force targeted areas "from which rockets were fired during the day at the State of Israel" in strikes carried out early Thursday morning

As Lebanon crumbles, so could Israel’s deterrence (Haaretz)
What good is a threat to destroy infrastructure if there is no Lebanon?

Did Hezbollah know about rocket fire at Israel? Either answer is a cause for concern (Haaretz)
If Hezbollah allowed the rocket fire, it is no longer deterred by Israel – and if it didn't, armed militants are acting without restraint near the border, a recipe for escalation

Photo: Paramedics look on as smoke rises from the scene where rocket landed near the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, on August 4 (Magen David Adom)

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