Israel says detected 10 rockets launched from Lebanon targeting Haifa Bay

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) - Israel said on Friday it detected 10 rockets launched from Lebanon targeting the Haifa Bay area, prompting air raid sirens to sound in Haifa, Tiberias, the Galilee, and the Golan Heights.

“Following the alarms in the Haifa Bay area, approximately 10 rockets were detected being launched from Lebanon. Some were intercepted, while others landed in open areas,” the army said in a statement.

Any injuries or damage from the attack were not immediately reported.

Earlier, Hezbollah said it fired a volley of Fadi-1 rockets at the Kiryat-Ata settlement, east of Haifa.

Israel has pounded Lebanon since Monday, killing over 700 people and injuring over 2,600 others, according to figures released by the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the start of Israel's war on Gaza, which has killed more than 41,500 people, mostly women and children, following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 of last year.

* Writing by Ikram Kouachi