Rockets Fired Into Israel From Lebanon as Worries Mount of New Front Opening

A barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Monday, according to alerts sent out via Telegram.

Within an hour, there were "a number of suspects" who had breached the Israel-Lebanon border and were inside Israel, the Times of Israel reported citing the Israeli Defense Forces.

The IDF said it had quickly "neutralized" those who came in from the north. Video on social media showed an apparent Hezbollah watch tower along the Lebanon border being obliterated by Israeli rocket fire.

Three IDF soldiers were injured in an exchange of gunfire during the incident, according to Israeli media.

Residents in the north were told to stay locked inside their homes as gunfire and explosions were heard across that border.

Meanwhile, alarms were blaring in the Mevo’ot Hahermon Regional Council, and the towns of Yiftah and Ramot Naftali, the Times of Israel reported.

Air raid sirens were also heard across Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, according to the IDF and reports on social media.

Yiftah and Ramot Naftali are close to Israel's northern border with Lebanon, where Hezbollah operates. It was not immediately clear if Hezbollah, which like Hamas is backed by Iran, had either launched the rockets or sent fighters over the border.

Hezbollah had previously launched rockets "in solidarity" with Palestinians and said it would consider getting further involved if the conflict escalated.

Both Hamas and Hezbollah are deemed terrorist organizations by the U.S.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday evening that Hezbollah was expected to enter the fighting if Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza.

According to at least one report, the IDF believes Monday's rockets were launched on behalf of a pro-Palestinian group that operates out of south Lebanon and not Hezbollah itself, even though the militant group controls the region and would theoretically have to sign off on any cross-border strikes.

At least one rocket made it over the border, while the rest were either shot down or landed in Lebanon, according to reports.

This is a developing story.