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Rocket fire from Lebanon hits Israel, prompting response

Neither Israel nor Lebanon reported any casualties from the strikes.

JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images
The shadow of an Israeli soldier climbing on a Merkava tank is seen on barricades along the northern border with Lebanon near the Israeli settlement of Shtula on May 19, 2021. — JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

Rocket fire from Lebanon hit Israel early Tuesday morning, and Israel responded by firing into Lebanon.

The rocket fire originated northwest of the town of Qlaileh in southern Lebanon just before 4 a.m. local time, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said in a statement. Israel responded with artillery fire and the incident remains under investigation by the United Nations and the Lebanese military, per the statement.

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