At around 1:10 am on Motzei Shabbos, sirens sounded over 70 communities in northern Israel warning of incoming Hezbollah rockets.
Hezbollah claims it targeted the Ramat David airbase near Chaifa, saying in a statement: “We fired rockets at the air force base in Ramat David in response to the Israeli attacks.”
Communities with sirens included Yokne’am, Nazareth, Afula, communities in the Lower Galil and Jezreel Valley, and the Carmel area.
Initial reports claimed that Hezbollah fired its Fajr-5 missile, for the first time since 2006. Most of the rockets were intercepted by Israel, with one light injury reported. Magen David Adom said the injured man was a 60 year old who was injured by a fragment from an intercepted rocket in the lower Galil.
In Afula and other northern communities, power outages have been reported.
In a statement, the IDF said: “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the Jezreel Valley area, approximately 10 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Most of the projectiles were intercepted and a fallen projectile was identified in the area. The incident is under review.”
Earlier on Motzei Shabbos, the IDF reported: “Since the afternoon, with the direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, the IAF struck approximately 290 targets, including thousands of launcher barrels, alongside additional terrorist infrastructure in multiple areas in southern Lebanon,” an IDF statement read.
“Over the past few hours, in an additional series of strikes, the IDF struck approximately 110 Hezbollah terrorist targets, including launchers and terrorist infrastructure in multiple areas in southern Lebanon.
“The IDF will continue operating to dismantle and degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities and terrorist infrastructure.”
{Matzav.com}