Defense minister weighs Israeli response to rocket fire from Lebanon

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with senior military and defense officials at the IDF's headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 6, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with senior military and defense officials at the IDF's headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 6, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is holding an assessment with military officials on the potential response to the rocket fire from Lebanon, military spokesman Daniel Hagari says.

Hagari tells reporters that the political echelon will instruct the Israel Defense Forces “how to act and retaliate.”

He says, “The Lebanese [government] is responsible when rockets are launched from its territory.”

The IDF has blamed the barrage of 34 rockets on the Palestinian Hamas terror group, which is based in the Gaza Strip, but also has a presence in southern Lebanon.

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