Air raid sirens blared early Saturday in the northern Israeli city of Safed and Birya in the Upper Galilee, with additional alerts sounding in Rosh Pina and nearby communities shortly afterward.
The IDF said three rockets were launched from Lebanon, most of which were intercepted by air defenses. In response, Israeli fighter jets struck the launch site, destroying the launcher and its pads, according to the army.
The military also reported a series of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, targeting several buildings used to store weapons.
According to the Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service, no casualties were reported in the Safed area.
Hezbollah rocket scores direct hit on Safed home
On Friday evening, rocket sirens sounded in Safed and neighboring communities in Hezbollah's first attack on northern Israel following an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah’s central command in Beirut’s Dahieh district.
A direct hit was confirmed on a home in Safed, sparking a fire. No casualties were reported as the homeowners were away at the time. Rockets also exploded in unpopulated areas around the city. MDA reported no injuries.
Additional rocket alerts were triggered in Karmiel, Sakhnin, Deir al-Asad and other towns in the Misgav Regional Council, as well as in Nahariya, Gesher HaZiv, Sa'ar, Shlomi, Bezet and Liman in the Western Galilee.