Israel Responds to Rocket Attack from Lebanon

According to an IDF spokesperson, "Civilians in Israel's northern region faced rocket fire from Southern Lebanon." Of the four rockets fired, two landed in residential areas, with one damaging property and cars in the city of Acre and the second landing in Kibbutz Gesher Haziv. No casualties were reported. Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a third rocket. Israel National News reported that Israel responded to the attack with an airstrike targeting a terror base south of Beirut.

In response to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We are operating on all fronts, in the north and south, in order to protect the citizens of Israel from these attacks...we are using a variety of measures - of both defense and prevention - and we are operating in a responsible manner.

Syria Crosses Red Line with Chemical Weapons

Civilian journalists confirmed by the AP reported Wednesday morning that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army forces unleashed chemical weapons on rebel-controlled civilian areas of eastern and western Damascus.

Shortly afterward, news outlets published photos and videos of lines of corpses bearing no visible wounds. An exact death toll is still unknown. While British NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates the attack claimed 40 casualties, Free Syrian Army sources place the number much higher at around 1,300 deaths.

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