Hezbollah fires multiple rockets and drones at north as IDF expands south Lebanon op |
Hezbollah fired several rockets and drones at Israel on Saturday afternoon, as the Israeli military said it was preparing for a likely increase in attacks by the terror group due to the army’s expanded operations in southern Lebanon.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, two rockets were fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon at the Safed area, with one intercepted and the other striking an open area. Another rocket fired at the Upper Galilee was intercepted by air defenses, the military said.
Some rockets launched at the Western Galilee were intercepted, while others struck open areas, and two rockets launched at the Kiryat Shmona area were intercepted.
Additionally, a video from the northern coastal city of Nahariya showed rockets impacting nearby in the Mediterranean Sea, as frightened beachgoers scrambled for cover.
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Meanwhile, Hezbollah also launched several drones, with one striking a military zone near the border community of Shomera, while two others were intercepted, the military said.
Another apparent drone did not cross the border, the IDF stated.
No injuries were caused in the attacks on Saturday afternoon.
The continued attacks on Saturday came after local residents described a long night with repeated siren warnings and explosions and expressed frustration with the government for failing to end the threat from the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group.
The IDF said on Saturday it was prepared for the possibility of increased Hezbollah rocket fire on northern Israel as troops push deeper into southern Lebanon, but that at this stage, there were no changes to the Home Front Command’s guidelines for civilians.
“Following the expansion of IDF operations in southern Lebanon, and in accordance with the situational assessment, the IDF is preparing for the possibility of fire from Lebanese territory, focused on the northern region,” the military said in a statement.
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