This was stated by the head of the press service of the American Foreign Ministry Ned Price.

He noted that such actions endanger the Israelis and Lebanese and threaten the stability and sovereignty of Lebanon.

"The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the rocket attacks by Hezbollah on Israel ... We call on the Lebanese government to immediately prevent such attacks and take this area (where the shelling is coming from. -

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) under its control," the publication says.

Armed militia from the Shiite party Hezbollah previously claimed responsibility for shelling Israeli positions from southern Lebanon. More than ten rockets were fired from Lebanon, according to the Israel Defense Forces.