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Israel army says 35 rockets fired from Lebanon toward Upper Galilee, Haifa Bay

October 28, 2024 at 7:55 pm

Smoke billows from the area following the Israeli army attack on the town of Khiam, in southern Lebanon on October 20, 2024 [Ramiz Dallah – Anadolu Agency]

At least 35 rockets were launched from Lebanon targeting Haifa Bay and northern Israel, the Israeli army said on Monday, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Following the sirens that sounded in the Western Galilee and Upper Galilee areas, approximately 30 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the Israeli army said in a statement.

Sirens sounded multiple times in Haifa, Akko and towns across the Western and Upper Galilee, it added.

“Some of the projects were intercepted. Fallen projectiles were identified in the area,” the army said.

In a separate statement, the army said following sirens in the areas of Upper Galilee and Haifa Bay, approximately five projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory.

No casualties were reported, and some rockets were intercepted while others fell in open areas, it added.

Israel has mounted a massive air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Over 2,670 people have been killed and nearly 12,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

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

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