Israeli attack destroys mosque in southern Lebanon
An early morning attack by an Israeli aircraft has “completely destroyed” an old mosque in the centre of the small town of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency.
In Sidon, Israeli warplanes targeted an apartment in a residential building in Sharhabeel to the northeast, but it is believed to have been empty.
The Israeli military also launched another strike on Nabatieh, which has been pounded multiple times since last night, destroying a building in the town of Roumine, the state-run agency reported.
Israeli military transports injured soldiers to hospital in Haifa: Reports
Israeli military helicopters landed at Rambam hospital in Haifa city carrying soldiers wounded during fighting with Hezbollah on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report.
The Quds News Network reports that “at least seven” Israeli soldiers have been hospitalised following the “serious security incident”.
تغطية صحفية: طائرات مروحية تهبط في مستشفى "رمبام" لنقل الجنود والجرحى من الشمال. pic.twitter.com/mpQfdSV72X
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Translation: Helicopters land at Rambam hospital to transport soldiers and wounded from the north.
More than 300 rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel in 24 hours
Around 5am today, we heard a barrage of rockets from Hezbollah into northern Israel. What Israel is saying is that over a 24-hour period, some 300 rockets were detected coming from southern Lebanon into northern Israel.
Rockets are launched from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel on October 8
Israel’s army says 5 rockets targeting Haifa intercepted
The rockets were fired from Lebanon towards the northern Israeli coastal city and all were taken down by air defences, according to a military statement. Aerial defence systems detected the attack at about 9am (06:00 GMT), the military added.
The Israeli media quoting medical sources said there were no casualties.
