Hezbollah Fires 55 Rockets Into Northern Israel

Hezbollah fires 55 rockets into northern Israel in retaliatory attack

DPA

In Lebanon, the pro-Iranian Hezbollah said in a statement that it fired a volley of rockets into new areas in northern Israel to retaliate for an attack on Wadi al-Kfour which killed and wounded mainly Syrian civilians.

The Hezbollah sources said the areas of Ayelet and Hashahar were targted for the first time today.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 55 projectiles had been fired.

"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the area of Ayelet HaShahar in northern Israel, approximately 55 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon, some of which fell in open areas," the IDF said. No injuries were reported.

"As a result of the projectiles fired into Israel, multiple fires were ignited in the area and Israel Fire and Rescue Services are currently operating at the scene to extinguish them," the IDF said.

Earlier, "an IDF soldier was severely injured and another soldier was lightly injured this morning as a result of a projectile that crossed from Lebanon and fell in the area of Misgav Am," the IDF said.

The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment and their families have been notified, the IDF said.

Ten people died in the Israeli airstrike on an area in southern Lebanon, among them two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry and state media said on Saturday.

Those killed were mostly Syrian nationals, the ministry said.