According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lebanon launched dozens of rockets into Israel.
The Israeli army reported that Hezbollah launched a “barrage” of rockets into northern Israel from Lebanon overnight. Aiming at military and industrial targets.
While several houses were damaged, the majority of the 105 rockets were successfully intercepted. The Israel Defense Forces said that air raid sirens were activated at various points during the night.
In response to last week’s strikes, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing scores of missiles against northern Israeli targets.
Following Friday’s air raid in Beirut, which the IDF claimed killed a dozen senior Hezbollah commanders. Israel has also persisted in hitting sites in Lebanon. The Lebanese government reported 37 casualties, three of them were minors.
According to footage that surfaced online overnight. A claim that the has not confirmed. It seemed as though a Hezbollah rocket caused a fire in a residential area close to Haifa.
According to Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Dozens of fighter jets began “extensively” attacking southern Lebanon. On Saturday after intelligence was received about Hezbollah getting ready to fire on Israeli land.
In an earlier statement, the IDF claimed to have hit “about 180 sites and thousands of [rocket] launcher barrels”. With missiles before the evening Israeli strikes started.
Hezbollah is a political and armed force backed by Iran.
Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah, condemned Israel on Thursday, claiming the Jewish state had broken “all red lines” and threatening “just punishment” in response to the assaults.
Responsibility has not been claimed by Israel.
According to Volker Türk, the UN chief of human rights, the explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies were a violation of international humanitarian law.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) extended the additional limitations that went into force the night before at 17:30 GMT to include further areas in southern Golan Heights and northern Israel on Sunday morning.
There was a strict cap imposed by the IDF’s Home Front Command: ten people in an open area and one hundred in a confined one. As long as there are safe areas, school may go on as usual and people can get to work.
Limitations extend northward from the Haifa region.
The United States Department of State has updated its travel advisory for American nationals already in Lebanon in light of growing concerns that the situation could escalate into a full-scale war.
Americans are being told to “leave Lebanon while commercial options still remain available” by the US Embassy in Beirut, who also mentioned that commercial options were operating at “reduced capacity” until recently.
“May not be able to assist US citizens who choose to remain,” the embassy added.
Across from Those Jordanians still in Lebanon should get out of there quickly, according to the country’s foreign ministry.
On 8 October 2023, in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, Hezbollah fired at Israeli positions in sympathy with the Palestinians, escalating the cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Returning northern Israelis displaced by cross-border combat is the latest addition to Israel’s list of war objectives.
Following Thursday’s announcement by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Israel is stepping into a “new phase of the war” by shifting its focus northward.
