The Golan Heights. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

JNS.org – As rocket attacks from Gaza continue, Israel is also facing an increase in rockets fired from Lebanon and Syria.

According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, a rocket fired from Syria on Monday exploded in an open area near an Israeli town in the Golan Heights. Also on Monday, more rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon, with the IDF responding with artillery fire. It was the third rocket attack from Lebanon since Friday. Both Hezbollah and Palestinian terror groups operate in southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian military thwarted an attempt to launch two rockets from the Sinai Peninsula at Israel on Sunday, Al-Arabiya reported.

Since the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the Sinai Peninsula has become increasingly lawless, with several terrorist groups operating in the region, including al-Qaeda-linked fighters. The Egyptian military, with Israel’s blessing, has launched an offensive against these groups.

In late June, it was reported that more than a dozen terrorists from Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) attempted to enter Gaza from the Sinai.