Three rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel on Thursday, raising fears that violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip could spill over into other parts of the region. The Israeli military announced that the rockets landed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of northern Israel. BREAKING: A short while ago, three rockets were fired from Lebanon into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of northern Israel. South Lebanon is the power base of the Shiite organization Hezbollah and other armed groups that have clashed with the Israeli military in the past, including during a brutal war in 2006. Israel has launched a string of punishing air strikes on Gaza after Hamas and other groups fired a barrage of rockets across Israel.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 13, 2021 19:30 UTC