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Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets at Israel

Civil defense sirens have been heard in dozens of cities in northern Israel in the early hours of Sunday.

Interceptors have been activated in northern Israel as Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets across the border, the Israel Defense Forces said in the early hours of Sunday.

The air attack sirens were activated at around 1:10 am in Haifa, Nazareth, Afula and the lower Galilee, according to the Jerusalem Post.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the IDF said that “around 10 launches” were detected from the Lebanese territory. Most of the projectiles were intercepted, the IDF added.

One of the rockets reportedly fell in the Nazareth area. A 60-year-old man has been lightly wounded by shrapnel in the Lower Galilee, according to MDA, Israel’s emergency medical and disaster services organization.

The barrage marks the latest round of escalation between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, which has been carrying out cross-border attacks in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza.

The IDF said it struck around 180 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon throughout Saturday, destroying “thousands of launcher barrels ready for immediate use against Israel civilians.” Israeli jets struck a suburb of Beirut on Friday, killing several high-ranking Hezbollah commanders. According to the Lebanese authorities, 37 people were killed.

“We will continue operating against Hezbollah until we achieve our mission: ensuring the safe return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday.

The blasts were condemned by UN officials, as well as by Russia and China as indiscriminate.

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