@guardian: Israeli drones struck a remote road in southern Lebanon, as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, promised a “harsh” response to the rocket strike on the occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. Two Israeli drone strikes killed two people, according to Lebanon’s state news agency, as well as wounding three others on the roads between the towns of Chaqra and Meiss El Jabal, close to the frontier between Israel and Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it shot down a drone sent from Lebanese territory in the early hours of the morning, intercepting the aircraft after it crossed into Israeli territory. Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have risen in recent days after the rocket strike on the town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, annexed by Israel in 1981, which killed 12 children as they played football on Saturday. Israeli and US officials blamed Hezbollah for the missile strike, which the Lebanese militant group has denied. Netanyahu flew back early from a trip to the US and spent Sunday in discussion with military security officials. He later convened his security cabinet for several hours to discuss how to respond to the strike on Majdal Shams, amid pressure from the US and France to avoid a large-scale attack that risks sparking a regional war. Click the link in bio for more on what’s happening in the Middle East. #Israel #Palestine #Lebanon #MiddleEast

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Monday 29 July 2024 15:28:04 GMT