Six killed as Israel hits back at Lebanon after rocket attack
Israel had said it would respond ‘severely’ to an attack targeting northern Israel on Saturday morning.
Israel has launched a retaliatory strike on Lebanon, killing six people including a child in the heaviest exchange of fire since its ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah almost four months ago.
Rockets fired from Lebanon were the second group launched since December, sparking concern about whether the ceasefire will hold. In a statement, Hezbollah denied being responsible for the latest attack, saying it was committed to the truce.
Israel had said it would respond “severely” to the early Saturday attack targeting northern Israel.
Israel’s army said the intercepted rockets targeted the Israeli town of Metula. An Israeli official said six rockets were fired and three crossed into Israeli territory and were intercepted.
The official said Israel could not confirm the identity of the group that fired the rockets. The official said the military struck targets across southern Lebanon.
