More than 90 rockets were launched from Lebanon at the Haifa Bay area a short while ago, the IDF says.
In the first barrage of 80 rockets, the IDF says that most were shot down by air defenses, but several struck inside towns.
The second barrage consisted of 10 rockets, all of which the IDF says were either intercepted or hit open areas.
Damage was caused to homes and cars in Kiryat Ata, and a teenager was slightly hurt by glass shards.
It marks one of the largest rocket attacks on the port city amid the fighting with Hezbollah. On October 8, 2024, Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at Haifa in two barrages.
Rocket sirens sounding in Safed area after massive barrage on Haifa
Sirens are sounding again in northern Israel, less than an hour after some 90 rockets were fired at the Haifa area in a massive barrage.
The fresh rocket alerts are sounding in the northern city of Safed and surrounding communities.
Speaking to international press in Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says that “the most important question by far, for the future of this region, for the security of the State of Israel, is to avoid Iran getting a nuclear weapon.”
He says the issue is the most important topic of discussion in meetings between the Israeli prime minister and the American president-elect.
“President Trump made it clear during the time of his electoral campaign that he understands very well the dangers of that nuclear Iranian project,” says Sa’ar. “I’m sure that we will be able to work together to stabilize the region, in order to guarantee the future of the region.”
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler calls on Israel to respect Iran’s sovereignty and refrain from attacking Iranian soil, highlighting warming ties between the Middle East rivals.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders that the international community should oblige Israel “to respect the sovereignty of the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran and not to violate its lands.”
In March 2023, Shiite Muslim-dominated Iran and Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia resumed relations under a surprise China-brokered deal.
Tehran and Riyadh had severed ties in 2016 after Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran were attacked during protests over Riyadh’s execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
They have long backed opposing sides in conflict zones across the region, most notably in Syria and Yemen.
In October, Saudi Arabia announced that it had held war games with Iran and other countries in the Sea of Oman.
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia’s top military official, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials.
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler calls for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the international community must “immediately halt the Israeli actions against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon,” condemning Israel’s campaign in Gaza as “genocide.”
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