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00:00So, in particular, earlier this morning, at least five projectiles were fired from southern
00:08Lebanon into northern Israel.
00:12Two of those rockets actually landed in Lebanese territory, while three were about to land
00:19in Israeli territory before they were intercepted by Israel's defense systems.
00:24This was the first launch of rockets from Lebanon's side since the start of the truce
00:34three months ago.
00:36In particular, no entity has claimed the firing of those rockets.
00:44No official statement coming from Hezbollah claiming responsibility for those rockets
00:49fired.
00:50Preliminary investigation by the Lebanese Armed Forces, by the Lebanese army, has found
00:55a number of very not so sophisticated launchers, which were used to actually launch those projectiles
01:05in an area located in the northern part of southern Lebanon, not subject to UN Resolution
01:121701, with no presence of UNICEF peacekeeping forces in that area.
01:19Shortly afterwards, Israel has responded in a number of airstrikes, mostly targeting
01:25valleys and mountains, supposedly military locations used in the past or still currently
01:34used by Hezbollah, as well as targeting one house in southern Lebanon.
01:42As we're speaking, there are multiple airstrikes that are still ongoing in southern Lebanon,
01:47but so far no confirmation of any casualties, and most of those airstrikes are, as I mentioned,
01:56in the peripheries of the mountainous areas or valleys.
02:01So the Lebanese president also issued a statement mentioning that the Lebanese state is ready
02:10to confront any actors who are trying to destabilize Lebanon.
02:16So there was a clear statement that condemns the launch of those attacks against Israel
02:24from the Lebanese government and the Lebanese presidency.
02:28Yes, we've seen Israel retaliating in a number of airstrikes across different parts of southern
02:34Lebanon, but so far it's still a limited exchange of fire.