At least 8 people wounded after rocket attack on northern Israel
The site where a rocket landed near the entrance to a hospital in Safed, northern Israel, on February 14
At least eight people were wounded after a rocket attack on the northern Israeli city of Safed on Wednesday, the Ziv Medical Center said in a statement. The Israel Defense Forces said a base in the north of the country was targeted by rockets from Lebanon, without specifying which city. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group that is a regional force in its own right, has not claimed the attack.
Some context: From the day after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, crossfire has broken out on Lebanon's border with Israel. These exchanges are between Israel and Hamas-ally Hezbollah, as well as other factions operating in southern Lebanon.
IDF fighter jets begin "extensive wave of attacks" in Lebanon
The Israeli Air Force has begun an “extensive wave of attacks” in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Wednesday. Lebanese state media and Hezbollah-owned media reported air raids on several towns on southern Lebanon, including Aadchit, Souaneh and Chehabiya. The Israeli strikes follow an earlier rocket attack on the northern Israeli city of Safed, which the IDF said originated from Lebanese territory.
The Israeli military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, says fighter jets launched “an extensive wave of attacks” on Lebanese territory. One Israeli soldier was killed and eight others wounded earlier in rocket strikes that came from southern Lebanon. The armed group Hezbollah has yet to claim responsibility.
Threat from Hezbollah not a ‘drip’ but an actual war: Ben-Gvir
Media have reported Israel’s war cabinet met to discuss how to respond to heavy shelling by Hezbollah on the city of Safed, which left one dead and eight wounded. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is also reported to have sent Prime Minister Netanyahu a message asking him to hold an urgent meeting.
Ben-Gvir warned Israel’s leader the bombing from Lebanon is not a “drip” but an actual war as he urged him to rethink the current strategy in Israel’s north.
Reports of civilian casualties after strikes on Lebanon
Three people are reported to have been killed in the Marjayoun district after a house was struck by Israeli air strikes. The attacks came after a barrage of rockets from southern Lebanon hit a military base in Safed in northern Israel, killing one person and wounding several others.
