Israel says 1,307 rockets, drones fired from Lebanon last month

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel said Thursday that it had detected the launch of 1,307 rockets and drones from Lebanon in August, the largest salvo since the start of this year.

In a statement, the Shin Bet domestic security service said around 42 rockets and drones were fired daily from Lebanon into Israel last month.

According to the statement, 1,091 rockets were launched from Lebanon in July, 855 in June, 1,000 in May, 744 in April, 746 in March, 534 in February, and 334 in January.

As for the Gaza Strip, the Shin Bet said 116 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave in August, down from 216 in July, 205 in June, and 452 in May.

Tensions have spiked along Lebanon's border with Israel amid cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces as Tel Aviv pressed ahead with its brutal onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 40,800 people since last Oct. 7 following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar