Israel bombs Lebanon, Beirut warns of war

The Israeli army has resumed fighting in southern Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire.

The Israeli army announced on March 22 that it had intercepted three rockets launched from a district in Lebanon, about 6 km north of the Israeli border, according to Reuters.

Two more rockets were launched but landed in Lebanon, the second cross-border attack since Hezbollah and Israel signed a US-brokered ceasefire in November 2024.

Black smoke rises from an area shelled by Israel in the village of Yohmor in southern Lebanon on March 22.

The Israeli army then fired artillery and air strikes in response. The Lebanese news agency reported that two southern towns were shelled and three others were hit by air strikes.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on March 22 that the Lebanese government bears full responsibility for rocket attacks on the Israeli border town of Metula.

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Signaling the possibility of further escalation, the Israeli military said it would respond harshly to the morning attack. Israel did not say who was responsible and Hezbollah has not commented.

In response, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned that Beirut risks being "dragged into a new war" with Tel Aviv. "All security and military measures must be taken to demonstrate that only the Lebanese state decides on matters of war and peace ," Salam said after the Israeli attacks.

The exchange of fire across the Israeli-Lebanese border comes as Tel Aviv resumes its military campaign in the Gaza Strip to force Hamas to release all remaining hostages. In recent days, Houthi forces in Yemen have also begun attacking Israel again.

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