Illegal Israeli settler killed in rocket attack from Lebanon amid escalation

ANKARA

An illegal Israeli settler was killed in a rocket attack from Lebanon on Tuesday, according to Israeli media.

A rocket hit the Hagoshrim settlement in Upper Galilee, seriously injuring a 30-year-old man, who later succumbed to his wounds, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN said.

The Israeli army said 10 rockets were fired from Lebanon, most of which were intercepted by air defenses, while one hit the Hagoshrim settlement.

The attack came shortly after a Hezbollah fighter was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.

Fears have grown about a full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of cross-border attacks between the two sides.

Twelve people were killed in a missile attack on Tuesday in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in Israel-occupied Golan Heights. While Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack, the Lebanese group has denied any responsibility.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which has killed 39,400 people since last October, following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar