Unknown individuals in Lebanon launched a rocket towards Israel on Wednesday night, according to Lebanese media.
إطلاق صاروخ من #لبنان باتجاه الأراضي المحتلّةhttps://t.co/qutqd25Xnz#عاجل pic.twitter.com/M73iVUfpZr
— vdlnews - 93.3FM صوت كل لبنان (@sawtkellebnen) January 19, 2022
Army Radio reported that there was no indication that there had in fact been a rocket launch.
צה"ל: אין שום אינדיקציה לירי לשטח ישראל@Doron_Kadosh
— גלצ (@GLZRadio) January 19, 2022
Other Lebanese outlets reported that an explosion was heard in the area from which the rocket was reportedly launched but that the source was unknown.
الجديد: سماع دوي إنفجار في منطقة وادي العزية الواقع بين بلدية زبقين والحنية في الجنوب قرابة الساعة العاشرة إلا ربع مساء لم تعرف أسبابه https://t.co/m9Dl0FcGcW
— Anbaa Online (@AnbaaOnline) January 19, 2022
Over the last few months, Gaza fired multiple rockets towards Israel, claiming that they were mistakes and blaming other elements such as the weather.
The last time this happened was at the beginning of January when two rockets were launched by Hamas. It was claimed that they were launched by lightning strikes. The rockets fell into the coast off Israeli's center, and no one was hurt.
Before that, two rockets were fired over within a week of each other, and Hamas once again claimed that extreme weather was the cause
The last time rockets were launched from Lebanon toward Israel was in August. Hezbollah fired 20 rockets into Israel, 10 of which were intercepted and six fell inside Lebanon.
Lebanon is currently undergoing a severe period of instability amid a massive economic crisis, a severe fuel shortage and tensions in the political sector.