Israel reports Hezbollah rocket barrage from Lebanon amid escalation

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel reported a new rocket barrage by Hezbollah on Monday amid growing escalation along the Israeli-Lebanese border.

The Israeli public broadcaster KAN said around 15 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards Kiryat Shmona and other settlements in northern Israel.

According to an Anadolu reporter, rocket sirens sounded in the settlements of Kiryat Shmona, Al-Manara, Margaliot, and other areas close to the Lebanese border.

KAN said some of the rockets landed in open areas in the Galilee region, triggering the sirens there.

The Israeli army, meanwhile, said that it had intercepted a drone over Lebanese airspace that was fired towards Israel.

The Lebanese group Hezbollah said early Monday that it carried out six military operations since early morning against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.

On Sunday, Hezbollah said it launched 29 attacks against Israeli troop deployments, sites, and settlements in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, using artillery shells, rockets, and drones.

Israel has mounted a massive air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Over 2,670 people have been killed and nearly 12,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 this year by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar