Lebanese PM warns of war after Israel's claims of retaliation

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam On Saturday warned that his country risks being dragged into a new war after Israel said it would response to rockets fired from Lebanon.
"Salam warned of renewed military operations on the southern border, because of the risks they carry dragging the country into a new war, which will bring woes to Lebanon and the Lebanese people," read an official statement.
“All security and military measures must be taken to show that Lebanon decides on matters of war and peace,” Nawaf Salam said in the statement after Israel struck towns in southern Lebanon in response to a cross-border rocket launch.
Tensions flared along the Lebanon-Israel border after three rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Saturday morning. The Israeli military intercepted the rockets but swiftly responded with airstrikes and artillery fire on southern Lebanon.

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, made it clear that his country would not tolerate attacks from Lebanese territory. "We cannot allow fire on Galilee communities," he said adding that the Lebanese government bears full responsibility for any aggression from within its borders and ordered the military to strike back.
Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir also promised a harsh response and said, "The IDF will respond severely."
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli air force jets were seen over eastern parts of southern Lebanon, while Israeli ground forces fired automatic weapons and artillery shells at multiple locations, including Nabatieh and Khiam. Reports also indicated that Merkava tanks fired at several Lebanese border villages.
The situation has remained tense since a fragile ceasefire was reached on November 27, following over a year of cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.