'New war' looms? Lebanon PM issues warning after Israeli bombardment

Saturday's exchange followed days in which Israel de facto terminated the ceasefire in Gaza with Palestinian militant organization Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah.Following Israeli artillery and air raids on south Lebanon on Saturday, the embattled country's prime minister, Nawaf Salam, warned that his nation risked being pulled into a "new war.". Israel reported today that it had intercepted rockets launched from the other side of the border.

Lebanon with airstrikes on three other towns nearer the border

The nation's military asserted that three rockets were fired from a Lebanese neighborhood.Saturday's escalation followed several days after Israel de facto ended the Gaza ceasefire with Palestinian militant group Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah. Lebanon's state news agency reported Israeli artillery attacked two towns in southern Lebanon with airstrikes on three other towns nearer the border.The Israeli army had threatened to "respond severely to the morning's attack." We will not permit rocket fire from Lebanon on the communities of Galilee. We pledged security to the Galilee communities - and so it will be. The law for Metula is the law for Beirut," Katz stated. Won't permit rockets: Israel

Hamas on Israel pulled the region into a long conflict

The 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel pulled the region into a long conflict.Nawaf Salam threatened with a resumption of military action in the country's south. "All security and military measures must be taken to show that Lebanon decides on matters of war and peace," he added."All security and military precautions must be taken to demonstrate that Lebanon makes decisions regarding issues of war and peace," he stated.