By Abdelraouf Arnaout
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hezbollah claimed on Wednesday to have targeted the Eastern Brigade of the Israeli army, which acknowledged damage to a building in Kiryat Shmona where the military unit's headquarters is located but also announced the downing of 10 drones launched from Lebanon.
The Israeli army claimed that it detected 10 rockets launched from Lebanon and aimed at the town of Kiryat Shmona near the Lebanese border.
“A building in the industrial area of Kiryat Shmona was damaged after 10 rockets were launched from Lebanon,” the Israeli Army Radio said.
It said no human injuries were reported during the rocket attack, which took place in two waves.
Sirens could be heard in several towns, including Kiryat Shmona, Margaliot, and Tel Hai, on Wednesday afternoon, Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported.
The broadcaster, however, claimed that rockets were intercepted in Upper Galilee.
Early morning, the Israeli army announced that drones launched from Lebanon against Israeli towns had been intercepted and destroyed.
However, the Lebanese Hezbollah group stated in a Telegram post that it "targeted the headquarters of the 769th Eastern Brigade of the 91st Division in the Kiryat Shmona barracks with dozens of Katyusha rockets and artillery shells."
The group said this move is "in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in backing their valiant and honorable resistance, and in response to the Israeli enemy's attacks on the towns of Yaroun and Khiam."
Tensions have risen along Lebanon's border with Israel amid cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces as Tel Aviv presses ahead with its deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 37,400 people since last October following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala