Air raid sirens wailed in northern Israel on Thursday afternoon as rockets were launched from across the border in southern Lebanon.
JERUSALEM — Air raid sirens wailed in northern Israel on Thursday afternoon as dozens of rockets were fired from across the border in Lebanon,
The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it treated a 19-year-old man for light shrapnel wounds and that a 60-year-old woman was injured as she scrambled to an air raid shelter. “We know for sure it’s Palestinian fire,” Lt. Col. Richard Hect, the IDF’s international spokesman, told reporters Thursday. “It could be Hamas. It could be Islamic Jihad. We’re still trying to finalize it. But it wasn’t Hezbollah,” he added, referring to the Shiite armed group that is Lebanon’s most dominant political force.immediately claimed responsibility for Thursday’s strikes, but, as with previous attacks, they coincided with flaring tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
At least six Palestinians were injured, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. It said 37 were injured the night before when Israeli officers stormed into one of the mosque’s main prayer halls after worshipers had locked themselves inside. Worshipers threw stones and firecrackers at them, police said, and videos from the scene showed officers beating people with batons.
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