The Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, located near the border with Lebanon, came under attack as six rockets were launched towards Israeli territory. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported the incident through their Telegram channel.
“After initial reports of sirens sounding in the city of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel, six launches towards Israeli territory were detected,” the statement read.
According to Ynet, one rocket hit a residential house in Kiryat Shmona, causing it to catch fire. No casualties have been reported. Another rocket fell within the city’s territory.
The Israeli defense establishment stated that they are conducting retaliatory strikes towards the sources of the launches.
“After reports of three launches from Lebanon towards Israeli territory, the IDF struck the location from which the launches were performed,” the IDF claimed.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense previously announced that their air defense systems had targeted rockets fired from Israeli territory.
Tensions in the Middle East escalated following the infiltration of thousands of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7th, when Hamas declared the start of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a state of war.
Israel’s objective in the retaliatory operation, codenamed “Iron Swords,” is to repel the attack, free over 200 hostages, including foreign nationals, and destroy Hamas. As part of achieving this goal, Israel has been conducting heavy rocket bombardments on the Gaza Strip since the first day of the operation.
On November 22nd, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and the release of some of the hostages. More details can be found in the “Gazeta.Ru” article.
Previously, Houthi rebels in Yemen launched ballistic missiles towards Israel.
