Rocket sirens were activated Sunday evening in Haifa and several Haifa Bay communities, including Atlit, Tirat Carmel, Acre, Nahariya, Yarka, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ata, Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam and Shefa-Amr amid fears of missile fire.
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Archival: Air defenses shoot down rockets fired from Lebanon
(Photo: AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
The IDF said the alarms in northern Israel were likely triggered by a single surface-to-surface missile launched from Lebanon. The army added that the multiple alerts stemmed from concerns over possible interception debris falling in various areas across the north. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Earlier the army reported that an Israeli Navy missile ship successfully intercepted a drone launched from the east over the Red Sea, outside Israeli territory.
Israeli Navy missile boat intercepts drone over Red Sea
(Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization of pro-Iranian militias, claimed responsibility for attacking two targets in Israel using a swarm of drones, according to a statement released by the group Sunday night.
The IDF launched extensive airstrikes Sunday on targets in Yemen, Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, including the Lebanese capital Beirut. The strikes reportedly targeted sites in Homs, western Syria and areas near Damascus.
Senior officials told Ynet that the strike on Yemen came in response to Houthi missile fire on Tel Aviv on Saturday. The attack was also aimed at deterring Iran from retaliating for the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Israeli strikes on Hodeidah port, Yemen
Israeli officials said the strikes were intended to send a clear message to Iran, with the IDF showing it can engage on multiple fronts. Air Force jets flew 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles) to strike Hodeidah, a distance comparable to that from Israel to Iran.
"The strike on Yemen aims to exact a heavy price for their attacks," an Israeli official said. "If the Houthis continue targeting Israel, our strikes will intensify."