Northern border heats up with fresh rocket fire, Hezbollah attacks on IDF posts

Northern border heats up with fresh rocket fire, Hezbollah attacks on IDF posts

Emanuel Fabian

Rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel towns, and the Hezbollah terror group attacked several Israeli army posts along the border, as skirmishes on the frontier continued, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, nine rockets were launched from Lebanon, setting off sirens in Kiryat Shmona and several nearby communities. The IDF said four were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system.

At least one rocket landed in the northern city, causing no injuries or damage.

Shortly before the rocket sirens, the IDF said one of its tanks shelled two anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launch positions in southern Lebanon, where the military identified an attempt to carry out an attack.

A third ATGM launch site was struck following a missile attack on the northern town of Metula.

At the same time, the IDF said projectiles were also launched from Lebanon at the contested Mount Dov area, where there are a number of military posts and no towns.

The IDF later said it had carried out a drone strike against a terror cell launching mortars from Lebanon at the Tel Turmus area in northern Israel, just south of Mount Dov.

Throughout Wednesday, Hezbollah said it had launched several missiles and attacked a number of Israeli army posts along the border with gunfire.

A video published by the terror group showed it shooting at Israeli cameras and surveillance equipment on the border.

The IDF said the missiles targeted areas near Metula, Malkia, Kibbutz Manara, and Rosh HaNikra. The gunfire targeted a number of military posts in the area, according to the IDF.

The military did not immediately report any casualties among IDF troops.

Rambam Hospital in Haifa said it was admitting one person who was listed in moderate condition as a result of one of the missile attacks, without elaborating on how or where he was hurt.

The IDF said it had responded with artillery shelling of the sources of the missile fire and gunfire in southern Lebanon and was carrying out strikes against Hezbollah sites.