Two people were moderately wounded and two others sustained minor injuries at the Klil Junction near Nahariya from shrapnel in a rocket barrage from Lebanon, the Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service reported Thursday morning. The injured were evacuated to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
Sirens warning of rocket and missile fire were triggered in Nahariya and several towns across the Western Galilee, including Shlomi, Klil and Kabri, among others. Additional alarms were sounded in the Upper Galilee, including Kibbutz Malkia and Moshav Dovev.
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First responders at rocket impact site at Klil Junction in northern Israel
(Photo: Magen David Adom)
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Multiple rocket impacts sighted in Western Galilee after heavy barrage from Lebanon
(Photo: Nuriel Trigoboff)
The IDF reported that approximately 50 rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, with some intercepted and others hitting open areas.
Shortly after, sirens sounded in the northern city of Safed and surrounding towns in the Upper Galilee. The IDF said that approximately 30 rockets were fired from Lebanon as part of that barrage, with most intercepted by air defenses, and the remainder landing in unpopulated areas without causing damage.
An additional 2 rockets were fired toward the coastal city of Acre in a separate salvo. Since the morning, over 80 rockets have been launched from Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Israeli Air Force fighter jets, guided by precise intelligence, struck multiple Hezbollah military sites in Beirut's Dahieh district overnight. These sites, used for the production and storage of weapons, were located within and beneath civilian buildings in heavily populated areas. "This is yet another example of Hezbollah's cynical exploitation of Lebanese civilians and infrastructure as human shields," an IDF spokesperson said, noting that several precautionary measures, including advance warnings to civilians, were taken to minimize casualties.
Meanwhile, the IDF said that Israeli fighter jets, guided by precise intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate, targeted several Hezbollah military sites used for the production and storage of weapons in the Dahieh district of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.
The sites were located within civilian buildings, highlighting Hezbollah's use of civilian infrastructure as human shields. "This is another example of the terror group's cynical exploitation of Lebanese civilians and facilities," the IDF said, adding that numerous precautions, including advance warnings, were taken to minimize harm to civilians.
Earlier, Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in the town of Souaneh in southern Lebanon. Additionally, Al Mayadeen, another Hezbollah-affiliated outlet, reported Israeli airstrikes in the southern Lebanon town of Khiam.
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