Barrage of rockets launched at Upper Galilee in Israel's North - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

There were no reports of casualties from the barrage. However, KAN news reported that a fire broke out in the moshav of Beit Hillel due to the launch.

 

Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from Lebanon, as it seen over Kiryat Shmona, March 5, 2024.

(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

At around 00:24 a.m., multiple alerts sounded across northern Israel. Some cities and towns where the sirens were heard included Kiryat Shmona, Metualla, Beit Hillel, HaGoshrim, and Kfar Yuval.

Social media footage showed a barrage of rockets crossing into the Upper Galilee from Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday as dozens of rockets were launched at the area, Israeli media reported.

יירוטים במטח הרקטות האחרון לעבר קריית שמונה והסביבה@rubih67
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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) August 3, 2024

The footage circulating on social media appeared to show some of the rockets being intercepted. There were no reports of casualties from the barrage. However, KAN news reported that a fire broke out in the moshav of Beit Hillel due to the launch. 

On Saturday evening before the barrage, The Kiryat Shmona municipality told its residents to stay near safe rooms due to IDF military operations in the area and to reduce movement in the city.

Heightened tensions in the Middle East 

The barrage comes as tension remains high between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah after Israel killed Hezbollah's military commander, Fuad Shukr, last week.

Fuad Shukr. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Israel's strike on Shukr came following a Hezbollah rocket launch last Saturday, which resulted in the deaths of 12 children from the Druze town of Majdal Shams. 

In addition, Iran has vowed to attack Israel directly following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday last week. 

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-813144

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