Hezbollah rocket crashes into Kiryat Shmona soccer stadium

Kiryat Shmona's soccer team is a newcomer to the Premier League, but it won't be playing in its municipal stadium any time soon, especially now that it took a direct hit from a rocket fired from Lebanon

Shimon Elbaz|
PrintFind an error? Report us
Related Topics
Soccer
Rocket attack
Kiryat Shmona
Hezbollah
In a rocket barrage launched today Sunday at noon from Lebanon to the north of the country, one rocket scored a direct hit on the stadium of the Kiryat Shmona city soccer team, which is the latest club to join the Premier League. No people were present in the stadium at the time of the attack and there were no casualties. According to a statement issued by the club, to date there have also been five stikes on the team's training complex.
1 View gallery
פגיעת הרקטה באצטדיון בקריית שמונהפגיעת הרקטה באצטדיון בקריית שמונה
Rocket shrapnel on the pitch in side the Kiryat Shmona soccer stadium
(Photo: Facebook page of the municipality of Kiryat Shmona)
"The situation in the north is getting worse every day," said team official. "Unfortunately, we do not see our return to the north in the near future. The city of Kiryat Shmona is being beaten every day."
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona has hosted its games at the Netanya stadium in central Israel since the outbreak of the Iron Swords war, and still managed to finish in first place in the national league this past season and return to the top league after only one season of absence. The team previously spent 13 consecutive years in the Premier League, during which it won every possible title: Championship, State Cup, Toto Cup and Champion of Champions.
Comments
The commenter agrees to the privacy policy of Ynet News and agrees not to submit comments that violate the terms of use, including incitement, libel and expressions that exceed the accepted norms of freedom of speech.
""