Hezbollah fires overnight rocket salvo at northern towns after IDF strikes in Lebanon

Hezbollah fires overnight rocket salvo at northern towns after IDF strikes in Lebanon

By JOSHUA DAVIDOVICH and TOI STAFF

The Hezbollah terror organization claims responsibility for the overnight rocket fire at Kiryat Shmona, not long after warning sirens were activated in the northern city and a number of nearby towns along the Lebanese border.

A statement from the Iran-backed group says it launched Katyusha rockets at Kiryat Shmona in response to Israel’s continued targeting of villages and civilian homes, while vowing not to allow harm to civilians or for Lebanese communities to become no man’s land.

There is no immediate statement from the Israel Defense Forces on the rocket fire. The salvo included at least eight rockets, five of which were intercepted, according to Hebrew media reports. The other three projectiles landed in open areas.