From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Army says air defenses failed to stop rockets on Haifa
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it is investigating, after it failed to intercept a barrage of five rockets launched from Lebanon at Haifa this evening.
“Interception attempts were made,” the IDF says, adding that several rocket impacts were identified in the area.
“The incident is being investigated,” it says.
Footage from Haifa showed that a traffic circle in the northern coastal city was damaged by a direct rocket impact.
From the scene of one of the rocket impacts in Haifa. pic.twitter.com/XEkcP8r3Sr
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 6, 2024
Separately, another 15 rockets were fired at the Kiryat Shmona area, some of which were intercepted by air defenses and others impacted the area, the military adds.
There have been no immediate reports of injuries in the attacks.
The Times of Israel Community.