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Civilians in northern Israel fear increasing rocket attacks

Hezbollah says in a statement that 190 rockets were fired towards targets in northern Israel. It’s causing a lot of concern among Israelis at a time when the country is under heightened alert.

A day ago, five rockets landed in central Haifa – the largest city in the north of the country, a port with 300,000 people. But there are also military bases in Haifa. A lot of people are questioning how this could’ve happened and wondering about the vulnerabilities of the much-vaunted Israeli defence systems.

We’re hearing from the Israelis about more closed-off military zones being created near Israel’s border with Lebanon. That indicates the army really intends to ramp up pressure on Hezbollah and continue to escalate the situation with more Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.


Hezbollah resumes attacks on Israel

The Lebanese group says it carried out a drone attack on a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the “al-Baghdadi” outpost in northern Israel. Hezbollah’s statement says that the drones hit their targets accurately.

This is Hezbollah’s seventh claimed attack on Israel today and comes after a flurry of other attacks in the early hours of this morning.


Israeli army: Details of massive rocket attack on Haifa area ‘under review’

In a statement, the army says that it detected “about 85 launches” of projectiles from Lebanese territory. It said that attempts at interception were made, but that the details of these attempts are under review.

Israeli media is reporting that this attack, which Hezbollah carried out earlier today on the area of Haifa Bay, Israel’s main northern metropolis, was the largest the city had been exposed to since hostilities between the Lebanese group and Israel began.

Israel’s Channel 12 news outlet said at least five rockets fell on the city, and the mayor of Haifa reported that a building in the Haifa Bay area was hit.


Israeli army says more than 100 rockets fired at Haifa

We are receiving updates on the rocket attacks on the city of Haifa in northern Israel. A military statement says an additional 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at the coastal city following 85 projectiles fired in the first wave.

According to the army, some of the rockets were intercepted by Israel’s air defence systems.

A woman in her 70s was lightly injured by shrapnel and is being treated, Magen David Adom ambulance service said on X. Medical teams continue to search the areas affected by the barrage.


Israeli jets hit Hezbollah launchers used in attack on Haifa: Army

Fighter jets have struck some of the launchers used by Hezbollah to fire dozens of rockets at the city of Haifa, according to a statement by the Israeli military.

Israeli medics said one elderly woman was lightly injured in the attack. Israeli air forces also hit rocket and antitank weapon launchers, and military buildings in the last few hours, the military statement added.

Separately, the army said its jets struck a weapons depot and other buildings of Hezbollah overnight, adding that a school building in Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon was also destroyed.