The world “human rights” bodies will continue to behave as if Israel is the aggressor, but this is in open defiance of the obvious facts.
“Massive rocket barrage fired from Lebanon into Israel on Passover,” by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Tal Spungin, and Hanan Lischinsky, Jerusalem Post, April 6, 2023:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded his security cabinet meeting in the early hours of Friday morning, amid a new barrage of rocket fire from Gaza.
“Israel’s response, tonight and later on, will exact a significant price from our enemies,” said Netanyahu at the meeting’s conclusion.
At the meeting’s conclusion, according to Army Radio, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said: “[We are] prepared for the various possibilities – we will know how to act against any threat.”
Passover rocket attacks
Rocket sirens sounded across northern Israel on Thursday afternoon, during the Passover holiday, amid a barrage of rocket attacks launched across the northern border with Lebanon, the IDF confirmed.Sirens sounded in dozens of northern Israeli towns and villages, especially in western Galilee, amid a barrage of rockets from Israel’s northern border.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office sent out a statement on Thursday afternoon, saying the prime minister will hold a situational assessment with his security cabinet later on Thursday, including Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai. The security cabinet is expected to meet at 9:15 p.m.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also said he was familiar with the details of the security situation in Israel’s North, adding that initial orders were given to the IDF for a response. IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi later convened a meeting with the IDF General staff, with Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar attending as well.
Defense Minister Gallant instructed the defense establishment to advance all options for an Israeli response, in preparation for the security cabinet meeting.
Gallant conducted a meeting with the heads of the security organizations, concerning the rocket fire on the last day from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In addition, Gallant received an intelligence update on the latest developments in all theaters.
The barrage included 34 rocket launches from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory, the IDF confirmed in a statement.
Of the 34 rockets, 25 were intercepted in the air, while five landed on Israeli territory. The location of four of the rockets is still under investigation.
Local residents reported hearing loud blasts echo across northern Israel, as red alerts sounded out in towns near the Lebanese border, including Matsuva, Shlomi, Hanita, Admit, Eylon, Hila, Rosh Hanikra and Arab al-Aramashe.
The rocket barrage from Lebanon comes amid increased tensions between Palestinians and Israeli security forces on Temple Mount, with clashes reported between armed Palestinians and Israeli police in al-Aqsa.
The Israeli Air Force also struck in Gaza on Wednesday in response to rockets fired from the Strip targeting southern Israel earlier this week….
