Sunday, July 21, 2024

Rocket fired from Lebanon hits empty school in northern community; barrages spark fires


Rocket fired from Lebanon hits empty school in northern community; barrages spark fires

Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday


An empty school was hit in a rocket barrage fired from southern Lebanon toward Israeli communities.

The school was hit in the Kibbutz Dafna, which is largely evacuated of civilians.

There are no injuries reported.

The rocket barrages also sparked a number of blazes, Army Radio reports.

Yesterday some 50 dunams were burned in a fire at the Banias nature reserve caused by rockets or their interception


IDF says it carried out strike on Hezbollah cell in south Lebanon’s Houla

A Hezbollah cell spotted in southern Lebanon’s Houla was struck by a drone earlier today, the IDF says.

It publishes footage of the strike.


6 killed, 80 wounded in Israel’s Saturday strikes on Hodeida, say Yemen medical sources

Six people were killed and 80 injured in Israel’s strikes on Yemen’s Hodeida yesterday, medical sources in Yemen tell Reuters.

The Israeli Air Force struck the Houthi-controlled port in western Yemen, a day after a drone launched by the Iran-backed group hit Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli man.

It marked the first time the Israel Defense Forces has conducted strikes in Yemen.

Levin to be acting PM while Netanyahu is in US; Katz authorized to convene security cabinet

Justice Minister Yariv Levin will be Israel’s temporary acting premier while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington this week.

In addition, Foreign Minister Israel Katz iss authorized to convene the security cabinet if necessary while Netanyahu is away.

Amid public tension between Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the selections are seen by some as a slight by the prime minister against his intraparty rival.

Israeli law requires an acting prime minister to step in during situations in which the leader is either abroad or temporarily unable to perform their duties.


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