Two factories were in northern Israel on Wednesday morning during an incoming rocket barrage from Lebanon.
One factory was struck in the Na'aman Industrial Zone in Acre. It remains unclear whether the damage was caused by a direct rocket hit or from debris following an interception. Additionally, a building in the industrial zone of Kiryat Bialik was also reported damaged.
The IDF reported that around 25 rockets were launched from Lebanon into Israeli territory following sirens that sounded between 11:02 and 11:04 a.m. in the Upper Galilee, Central Galilee and Haifa Bay areas on Wednesday morning.
Rocket and missile warning alerts were issued for Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, Acre, Mitzpe Aviv, Kabul, Tamra, I'billin, Ein HaMifratz, Kfar Masaryk and Jadeidi-Makr in the Western Galilee region.
Most of the projectiles were intercepted, and the IDF confirmed the identification of several fallen projectiles. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Rockets intercepted over northern Israel
(Video: Lior El-Hai, Idan Katz)
Additional sirens were heard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona and the surrounding Galilee Panhandle towns of Kfar Giladi, Kfar Yuval, Metula and Tel Hai.
Meanwhile, the IDF reported shooting down a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Lebanon, following earlier alerts in Ramot Naftali and Dishon in the Galilee Panhandle. Since this morning, the Israeli Air Force has intercepted four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Earlier, the IDF reported that two rockets fired from Lebanon were intercepted after crossing into Israeli territory.
One projectile was shot down over the Gush Dan region, which includes Tel Aviv, and another over the Galilee area in northern Israel.
Parked cars in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, were damaged by falling interception fragments. No injuries were reported.
Rocket alert sirens sounded across several cities, including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Ramat Hasharon, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva, Givat Shmuel, Herzliya, Kiryat Ono and Ra’anana in the Gush Dan and Sharon regions. Sirens were also activated in Nazareth, Yokneam, Reineh, Harduf and Bir al-Maksur in the Lower Galilee.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a pro-Iranian militia, claimed responsibility for drones launched from the east toward the southern Israeli resort town of Eilat.
2 drones from Iraq intercepted over Gulf of Eilat
(Video: Alif Khoury)
Two drones launched from the east crossed into the sovereign waters of the State of Israel in the area of Eilat at around 5:30 a.m., the military reported. Both UAVs were shot down by the IAF. No alert sirens were activated "according to protocol," the IDF said.
Less than an hour later, the IAF intercepted a drone heading toward Israel while it was in Syrian airspace, according to the IDF. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq later claimed it launched a drone toward "a vital target in the Golan Heights."
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First published: 07:47, 10.23.24