Video: Israeli Artillery Responds After 6 Rockets Fired From Lebanon Towards Israel, IDF Says
Earlier on 13 May, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that three rockets were fired from Lebanon to Israel, but the attack caused no damage or casualties.
The IDF announced on Monday that rocket sirens were activated in the Misgav Am kibbutz, which is the northern part of Israel close to the border with Lebanon.
According to IDF, six rockets were launched from Lebanon to Israel, but apparently all projectiles landed in the Lebanese territory. The Israeli military also said that its "artillery forces fired toward the sources of the launches".
6 rockets were just fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, all of which fell inside Lebanon.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 17, 2021
In response, our artillery forces fired toward the sources of the launches.
Earlier in the day, multiple reports emerged saying that explosions and rocket sirens have been heard on the Israeli-Lebanon border on Monday.
No damage or casualties were reportedly registered on the Israeli territory after the activation of the sirens. Reports earlier suggested that at least five rockets were fired from Lebanon in direction of Israel, but they all landed on the Lebanese territory.
Videos allegedly showing the moment of the IDF artillery forces responding to the rocket fire from the Lebanese territory was shared on social media.
#BREAKING: IDF spokesperson: IDF artillery forces fire at the area in Lebanon from which 6 rockets were launched towards Israel (all fell inside Lebanon) pic.twitter.com/mZrL5Wovr9
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) May 17, 2021
The rocket fire comes amid the escalation of tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, sparked earlier in the month, particularly after the Israeli court decided to evict several Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in Jerusalem.
On 13 May, IDF said that three rockets were fired from Lebanon to Israel, noting that the attack resulted in no damage or casualties, with the projectiles landing in the Mediterranean Sea.
Later on Monday, a spokesman for the Fatah movement's political bureau in Lebanon, Mahmoud Saeed, said that movements of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) do not intend to use Lebanese territory to carry out military operations against Israel.