Hezbollah Fires 1,307 Rockets Into Israel in August

The Israeli military stated, Thursday, it detected 1,307 rockets and drones launched against from Lebanon in August alone.

This is the largest salvo of missiles fired against Israel from the Hezbollah group since the start of this year.  

In a statement, the Shin Bet domestic security service said around 42 rockets and drones were fired daily against Israel from Lebanon last month according to an Anadolu report.   

According to the statement, 1,091 rockets were launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in July, 855 in June, 1,000 in May, 744 in April, 746 in March, 534 in February, and 334 in January. 

As for the Gaza Strip, the Shin Bet said 116 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave in August, down from 216 in July, 205 in June, and 452 in May according to the Turkish news agency.

Tensions spiked along Lebanon’s border with Israel amid cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces as Tel Aviv pressed ahead with its brutal onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 40,800 people since last 7 October 2023 following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas into Israel in which around 1200 people were killed.