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Published 23 Aug, 2024 02:00pm

Israel intercepts rockets fired from southern Lebanon

The rockets were fired over Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee region in Israel’s north near its border with Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Meanwhile, separate rocket launches from southern Lebanon resulted in fires in the same area, without causing casualties.

According to Israeli media outlet Walla, at least 1,091 projectiles were launched from Lebanon towards Israel in the last month, a threefold increase compared with the beginning of the year.

The Israeli-Lebanese border has witnessed intense tension and deadly attacks on both sides since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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