2024-09-17 00:06:32
Warning sirens are blaring in northern Israel. Once again, dozens of missiles are flying from the northern neighboring country Lebanon into Israeli territory. Israel had previously attacked Lebanon.
The Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah says it has fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel. The terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were said to have targeted a military base. The Israeli army announced that around 40 missiles were fired from Lebanon at Israel. Some were intercepted by the missile defense system, the rest fell in open areas. There are no reports of injuries. The fire service is trying to extinguish fires caused by the attacks.
In addition, a drone loaded with explosives crossed the border into Israel from Lebanon. It crashed in the area of the city of Metulla. No one was injured.
During the night, the Israeli air force and artillery attacked targets in Lebanon. A “terrorist cell” was hit, the statement continued.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Saturday evening that four people – including three children – had been injured in an Israeli air strike in northeastern Lebanon. The Israeli army announced that the air force had attacked Hezbollah weapons depots in the Bekaa Valley and in Baalbek.
Since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas almost a year ago, there have been almost daily military confrontations between the Israeli army and Hezbollah in the border region between the two countries. There have been deaths on both sides – most of them were members of Hezbollah. In the border areas, tens of thousands of people have had to flee their homes because of the ongoing fighting. The mutual shelling has caused severe destruction in towns on both sides of the border. Hezbollah says it is acting in solidarity with Hamas.