Israeli army reports rocket salvos from Lebanon amid escalation with Hezbollah

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army reported the launch of 40 rockets from Lebanon this Thursday afternoon as escalation continues to increase with the Hezbollah group.

A military statement said that the rocket fire caused air-raid sirens to sound in Western Galilee, Haifa Bay, and Northern Galilee.

The army said some of the rockets were intercepted, without giving further details.

Israeli daily Haaretz said an Israeli woman was injured by rocket shrapnel in northern Israel, without specifying where the shrapnel had landed.

Hezbollah, for its part, confirmed that it had targeted Israeli troop deployments in multiple settlements in northern Israel.

The rocket attacks targeted the settlements of Sa’ar, Liman, Hanita, the Hermon site, and Kiryat area north of Haifa, the group said.

Tension has escalated amid an Israeli air campaign in Lebanon since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from year-long cross-border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip.

At least 3,050 people have been killed and nearly 13,700 injured in Israeli attacks since October 2023, according to Lebanese health authorities.

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

*Writing by Mohammad Sio