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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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⋯ Additional photos from the impact in Shlomi, Israel.
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⋯ Lebanese media released a video showing the launching of rockets from Lebanon.
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⋯ In total, Israel fired 15 x 155mm artillery shells against Lebanon.

Intense Israeli UAV activity ongoing over south Lebanon.
⋯ New assessment by Israel:

Around 30 rockets reportedly fired from southern Lebanon in northern Israel in the last hour.

Only 15 intercepted by Iron Dome.

Israeli Minister of Defence Gallant has issued his initial orders to the IDF.
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⋯ The Israeli security establishment insists the Palestinian factions in Lebanon are responsible for the attack.

No statement issued by Hezbullah, as of now, to take credit.

Several Israeli airports, notably Haifa's, have closed.
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⋯ UNIFIL's orders for its employees to enter shelters is a normal procedure in case of any border tensions.

A few years ago, Israeli retaliation against Lebanon killed a Spanish soldier.
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⋯ Fatah Movement's representative in Lebanon denies that any "prominent" Palestinian faction fired rockets.
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⋯ Israeli army chief of staff and head of Shin Bet met to discuss the rocket attack from Lebanon.

The presence of the Shin Bet indicates the Israeli emphasis on the involvement of Palestinian factions in the attack.
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⋯ Head of Hezbullah's Executive Council, Sayyed Hashim Safieddine: “The Zionist endeavor to undermine our sanctities and target Al-Aqsa will inflame the region.”
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⋯ Local media reports the activation of the Iron Dome.

No alarms triggered.
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⋯ Three mortars were allegedly fired from Lebanon towards Metulla.

They impacted open areas.
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⋯ Israel officially accuses Hamas of being behind the attack from Lebanon, and says it's going to examine if Iran is involved.

No mention of Hezbullah!

IDF spokesman Brigadier General Daniel Hagari: “The Lebanese government is responsible for any attack from its territory."
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⋯ As noted, this is the first time ever the Israeli army doesn't fire artillery as a direct response.

Usually this is a standard response before any IDF decision on retaliation, if any.
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⋯ The Lebanese army located the rocket launch sites, including several unfired rockets.
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⋯ Earlier on 22 March, the Secretary-General of Hezbullah said:

“Any Zionist aggression, whether military or security, that targets any area in Lebanon or person, whether he is Lebanese, Palestinian, or of any other nationality, the resistance will certainly & swiftly retaliate.”
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⋯ Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant “instructed the IDF to prepare all possible options of retaliation for the rocket attack from Lebanon and present them to the security cabinet tonight”.

Seen next to him are the head of Mossad, the head of Shin Bet, and the CoS of the army.

Israel informed the UN and UNIFIL that it will respond.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid: “The opposition will give the government full backing for a harsh response by the IDF and the security forces.”
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⋯ The Lebanese Minister of Interior spoke against the non-Lebanese factions in the south, and stressed on the need to limit peace/war powers to the government.
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