Rockets launched at Margaliot in northern Israel
Hezbollah claims responsibility

WORLD  24 April 2024 - 11:22

Hezbollah claims responsibility for launching dozens of rockets at the northern community of Margaliot in Israel.

In a statement, the terror group says the attack is a response to recent deadly Israel Defence Forces (IDF) strikes on southern Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel.

The IDF says that at least 10 rockets were identified crossing the border.

According to media reports, one of the rocket impacts caused damage to a chicken coop, while others caused a power outage in the community. There are no reports of injuries. No sirens sounded amid the attack.

The Lebanese group Hezbollah says it has launched drone attacks on Israeli bases north of the city of Acre in retaliation for the killing of one of its fighters, marking the deepest attack into Israeli territory since the Gaza war began.

Hezbollah launched “a combined air attack using decoy and explosive drones that targeted” two Israeli bases halfway between Acre and Nahariyya.

The Iran-backed group said it acted in retaliation for an earlier Israeli attack killing one of its fighters. It published what appeared to be a satellite photo, with the location of the attack symbolised by a flash with a red circle around it.

The Israeli military said it had no knowledge of any of its facilities being hit by Hezbollah, but had said earlier that it intercepted two “aerial targets” off Israel’s northern coast.

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