The IDF “responded with targeted artillery fire following the rockets that hit Israel earlier today from southern Lebanon,” an army statement said.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s national news agency NNA said Israel fired nine rounds of artillery at the south of the country.
No casualties were reported on either side.
“It is imperative to find out who was behind [the rocket fire] and detain them to avoid more incidents in the future,” TASS quoted Portolano as saying.
Israeli residents were told take cover in bomb shelters.
The rocket fire began after the news broke out that Hezbollah-linked Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar, of the Palestine Liberation Front, has been killed in Damascus. Images from the scene show a collapsed multi-story residential building, with lots of rubble on the ground.
Hezbollah claimed that Kuntar was killed by an Israeli airstrike, while Syrian state media spoke of a“terror attack.” Meanwhile, Israel denied responsibility for the attack.