Lebanon does not wants to get involved in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the prime minister of Lebanon clarified on Monday Najib Mikati, according to the state agency NNA.

“We don’t want Lebanon to get involved in the ongoing war, and we are fighting for it,” Mikati stressed in a meeting Monday with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib, adding that part of the Lebanese government’s priority was “maintaining security and stability in southern Lebanon ».

As CNN comments, Lebanon and Israel are considered enemy states, but the truce between the two sides is largely observed after their 2006 clash.

There have been several small-scale rocket attacks in recent years from Lebanon — which borders Israel to the north — that have prompted retaliation from Israel. Palestinian factions in Lebanon are believed to be behind these rocket attacks.

The Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) announced that they were attacking in the area of ​​Lebanon.

The Israeli Armed Forces earlier announced that a “number of armed suspects” who “invaded” Israel from Lebanon were killed, and that IDF soldiers were searching the area.

“IDF helicopters are currently striking the area,” the statement added.