Hezbollah launched missiles into northern Israel on Saturday evening in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon over the past few days.
The IDF posted a photo on X around 6 p.m. EST with a map of areas in northern Israel where sirens were going off, signaling an imminent attack from Lebanon.
In a statement posted to its Telegram channel, the IDF said 10 projectiles crossed from Lebanon into Israel, and all but one were shot down. There were various reports of impacts in moshavs, or villages, while one was reported in the city of Nazareth, where a fire also broke out.
Hezbollah said it was targeting the Ramat David Air Base in Haifa, and used “dozens” of Fadi 1 and Fadi 2 missiles, which are medium-range rockets.
The response from Hezbollah comes after Israel is believed to be responsible for an elaborate operation to sabotage Hezbollah’s communications devices earlier this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Hezbollah operatives’ beepers and walkie-talkies, which the perpetrator put explosives in, detonated in controlled blasts. More than 20 people were killed over the two days of attacks, and thousands were wounded.
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Israel also conducted more than 50 air raids across southern Lebanon on Saturday night. The IDF said it struck nearly 400 Hezbollah launchers in those attacks.
The IDF announced new restrictions on gatherings, workplaces, and educational activities in northern parts of Israel late Saturday evening following the attacks from Hezbollah. These include indoor gatherings being no more than 10 people, outdoor gatherings being no more than 100 people, the closing of beaches, workplace activities allowed only when shelter could be reached in the event of an attack, and the prohibition on all educational activities. The restrictions affect the Golan region, the Galilee region, and other smaller areas in the northern part of the country.
