{"id":38273,"date":"2024-04-29T14:44:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/hamas-fires-rockets-into-israel-from-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:44:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:44:29","slug":"hamas-fires-rockets-into-israel-from-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/hamas-fires-rockets-into-israel-from-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel from Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hamas\u2019s military wing said on Monday that it had launched a salvo of rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel, an apparent attempt by the group to signal that it is still capable of striking within Israel\u2019s borders even as it studies the latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The Qassam Brigades, Hamas\u2019s military wing, said in a statement that it had targeted an Israeli military position in Kiryat Shmona, the largest city in Israel\u2019s far north, with a \u201cconcentrated rocket barrage\u201d from southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said in a statement that most of the roughly 20 launches that crossed the border had been intercepted, and that it had responded by striking the source of fire. There were no injuries or damage, the military said.<\/p>\n

Though Hamas is based in Gaza, many of its leaders are exiled in Lebanon<\/a>, where the group has a sizable presence and operates largely out of Palestinian refugee camps. Since the Hamas-led terror attack on Oct. 7 prompted Israel to go to war in Gaza, Hamas has occasionally launched rocket attacks into northern Israel from within Lebanon\u2019s borders, though its ally Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, has launched far more. Both groups are backed by Iran. Israel has also targeted Hamas figures<\/a> in Lebanon in deadly strikes.<\/p>\n

Walid al Kilani, Hamas\u2019s spokesman in Lebanon, said the attack was \u201cthe minimum duty\u201d given Israel\u2019s continued attacks in Gaza. \u201cWe know that Hezbollah is doing its duty and more, but the battlefield requires everyone to participate,\u201d Mr. Kilani said.<\/p>\n

The launches on Monday, although muted in their impact, highlighted Hamas\u2019s continuing ability to threaten Israel with rocket fire despite more than 200 days of a devastating Israeli air and ground offensive that has decimated the group\u2019s military capabilities in Gaza. <\/p>\n

Mohanad Hage Ali, a Beirut-based fellow with the Carnegie Middle East Center, said the attack was likely an attempt by Hamas to signal that it was \u201cstill part of the fight.\u201d While it was largely symbolic, it could also be a means to apply pressure amid the Gaza cease-fire negotiations, he said.<\/p>\n

Data compiled by the online website Rocket Alert<\/a> \u2014 which tracks warnings of rocket launches using Israeli military figures \u2014 shows that there were just 37 alerts in April in response to detected rocket fire from Gaza, compared to around 7,300 in October at the onset of the war. More than six months into the conflict, the data shows a significant drop-off in the number of warnings of rockets from Gaza.<\/p>\n

Alerts indicating rocket fire from Lebanon, however, have remained largely steady, the data shows. Most of those are launched by Hezbollah, but Hamas continues to launch attacks from Lebanon with Hezbollah\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n

Amin Hoteit, a military analyst and former brigadier general in the Lebanese army, said the latest attack was a sign of the \u201cintegrated front of operations\u201d among Hamas, Hezbollah and other Iran-backed groups in the region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hwaida Saad and Jonathan Rosen contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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