Rockets fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel as Gaza is bombed

A salvo of rockets has been fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel in the third consecutive day of violence along the Lebanese-Israeli border.

A security source told Reuters news agency on Tuesday the bombardment was carried out by Palestinian factions. A second source said shelling was hitting the southern area from which the rockets were launched.

The Israeli military said it was responding with artillery fire to the rocket launches from Lebanon.

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