Tensions rise in Israel - UN warns of escalation

 

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Anna Sjogren 

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Tensions are rising in Israel.  

During the morning, Israeli military attacked several locations in Lebanon.  

According to the military, the aerial bombings were a response to the extensive rocket fire that came from the territory of Lebanon, from the Islamist group Hamas or the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.  

Over 30 rockets are said to have been fired at Israel. 

Israeli military has also shelled targets in Gaza.  

Northern Israel during Thursday. Photo: Fadi Amun / AP  

Two Israeli women have also been shot dead in an attack in Hamra, in the northern West Bank, reports The Times of Israel. A third person must be seriously injured.  

The situation is described as the most serious at the border since 2006. Now the UN peacekeeping forces are calling for calm to avoid an escalation of the conflict.  

According to Unifil, both Lebanon and Israel have said that they do not want war.  

The spiral of violence began on Wednesday after Israeli police stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan and arrested 350 people. 

Israeli soldier at the border with Lebanon. Photo: Ariel Schalit / AP