Israel reports drone, rocket attacks from Lebanon, Iraq amid regional tension

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Tuesday that rockets and drones were fired from Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq amid rising regional escalation.

A military statement said warplanes intercepted a drone and two rockets fired from Lebanese territory, which triggered sirens in
Metula and Kfar Giladi settlements in northern Israel.

The army said a combat drone was also shot down after entering Israeli airspace from Syria.

The army said another drone was intercepted from the east, a term used by the Israeli military to describe attacks from Iraq. The drone caused sirens to sound in the Masada area, south of the Dead Sea region.

Regional tensions have escalated due to Israel’s brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 43,400 people, mostly women and children, following a Hamas attack last year.

As the conflict spread to Lebanon with Israel launching deadly strikes across the country, over 3,000 people have been killed and more than 13,000 others injured in Israeli attacks since last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel expanded the conflict by launching an incursion into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar