UNIFIL calls for restraint as tensions escalate between Lebanon and Israeli forces

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) called for restraint and avoiding further escalation as the situation between Lebanon and "Israel" is described as "very dangerous."

The statement came after 34 rockets were fired from the south toward "Israeli territory."

The Israeli army reported that 25 of these missiles were intercepted by air defenses, and five fell inside "Israeli territory." In contrast, the location of the other four missiles is still being examined.

Following the missile attacks, the Israeli army launched artillery shelling in southern Lebanon. According to the official National News Agency in Lebanon, the Israeli artillery bombed the outskirts of the villages of Qulailah and Al-Maaliya in the Tyre district.

Meanwhile, three security sources told Reuters that Palestinian factions stationed in Lebanon were responsible for the missile attacks, not the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.