IDF: 6 rockets fired this morning from Lebanon, probe ongoing into who’s responsible

IDF airstrikes target dozens of Hezbollah launchers, command center after rocket fire

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Fatah calls on Hamas to relinquish power to avoid ‘end of Palestinians’ existence’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement calls on its rivals, the Hamas terror group, to relinquish power in order to safeguard the “existence” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

“Hamas must show compassion for Gaza, its children, women and men,” Fatah spokesman Monther al-Hayek says in a message sent to AFP from Gaza. He calls on Hamas to “step aside from governing and fully recognize that the battle ahead will lead to the end of Palestinians’ existence” if it remains in power in Gaza.

IDF: 6 rockets fired this morning from Lebanon, probe ongoing into who’s responsible

• Six rockets were launched from Lebanon in the attack on the northern Israeli border community of Metula this morning, three of which crossed the border and were intercepted by air defenses, according to the military.

  The other three rockets fell short in Lebanon.

  The military is still investigating which group was behind the attack. There has been no claim of responsibility yet, and Hezbollah in a statement denies it launched the rockets.

  Immediately after the rocket fire, the IDF carried out artillery shelling toward the source of the rocket fire and later carried out a wave of airstrikes on dozens of Hezbollah launchers and a command center.

  The IDF says that it will act against any threat in Lebanon, regardless of the group involved.

Hezbollah denies responsibility for morning rocket fire at north

The Hezbollah terror group denies being responsible for this morning’s rocket fire on northern Israel.

In a statement, Hezbollah says it “reiterates its commitment to the ceasefire agreement and stands behind the Lebanese state in addressing this dangerous Zionist escalation against Lebanon.”

IDF says it struck dozens of Hezbollah launchers, command center after rocket fire

The IDF says it carried out airstrikes on dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center used by the terror group in Lebanon, in response to this morning’s rocket attack on Metula.

The rocket attack “is a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a direct threat to Israeli citizens,” the military says, adding that “the State of Lebanon bears responsibility for upholding the agreement.”

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