Over 30 rockets fired from Lebanon toward Kiryat Shmona, IDF strikes back

Over 30 rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Kiryat Shmona on Tuesday evening, with 17 rockets falling in open areas and 13 intercepted by air defenses, according to the municipality.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the rocket barrage, saying it was conducted in response to Israeli strikes on Hula earlier in the day.

The IDF quickly responded to the barrage, striking two launch sites located in Taybeh and Aarab El Louaizeh in southern Lebanon that were used by Hezbollah to target the Kiryat Shmona area, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

Earlier in the day, the IDF struck military structures belonging to Hezbollah in Dibbine and Ayta ash Shab.

Hezbollah says member killed in IDF strike in southern Lebanon
The IDF also targeted a building in Hula on Tuesday, killing three people including a member of Hezbollah identified as Hassan Ali Hussein, according to an announcement by Hezbollah. Lebanese state media had originally claimed that the three people killed in the strike were civilians and that Hussein was a farmer.

The IDF stated on Tuesday that it targeted sites in Hula, Kafra, Jabal al-Batam, Ayta ash Shab, Matmoura, and Majdal Zoun throughout the day.

Source » jpost.com