Northern Israel under attack: Hezbollah fires over 150 rockets; IDF says ‘we will continue to defend…’
Militant outfit Hezbollah launched over 165 rockets at Northern Israel on November 11, injuring seven, including a toddler. The Israel Defense Forces reported that around 50 rockets targeted Galilee.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said that Northern Israel was under attack after Lebanon-based militia group Hezbollah launched fresh strikes.
According to the Times of Israel, over 165 rockets were fired at northern Israel, in which at least seven people, including a toddler, were injured. “We will continue to defend our civilians against Hezbollah’s aggression,” IDF said in a post on X while sharing a video.
The missile attacks on the northern city of Haifa also damaged buildings and vehicles in the area. However, the Israel Defense Forces said that some 50 rockets were fired at the Galilee in the attack, while several rockets struck the Karmiel area and nearby towns.
Air defences intercepted some of the rockets. The attack comes as Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that there had been “certain progress” toward a ceasefire in Lebanon. “We will agree to it if we know, first of all, that Hezbollah is not on our border, is north of the Litani River, and that Hezbollah will not be able to arm itself again with new weapons systems,” Times of Israel quoted the Foreign Minister as saying.
Claiming responsibility for the bombardment, the militia outfit Hezbollah said that it targeted “a training base for the Paratroopers Brigade in the Karmiel settlement.” The IDF mentioned that sometime later, a drone was launched from Lebanon, which was intercepted by air defences over the northern kibbutz of Malkia.
Israel's air defences shot down most of the barrage that came from Hezbollah's first strike, but some struck towns. Notably, the first wave consisted of 80 rockets and the second of 10, all of which were either intercepted or hit open areas, according to IDF. The latest series of attacks damaged homes and cars in Kiryat Ata, a Haifa suburb, and left four injured. This marks one of the largest rocket attacks on the port city. The airstrikes continued in the day.
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First Published:11 Nov 2024, 09:24 PM IST
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