Earthquake alerts across northern Israel said triggered by controlled IDF explosion of Hezbollah weapons

Earthquake alerts that were triggered across northern Israel around an hour ago appear to have been related to a controlled explosion carried out by Israel Defense Forces, after Israeli fighter jets launched strikes on Iranian military targets earlier this morning.

Ynet news quotes the Israel Meteorological Service as saying that the earthquake warnings “occurred after a significant, controlled explosion carried out this morning in the northern region. The system recognized the explosion as an earthquake, and the warning was issued accordingly.”

The explosion was a Hezbollah weapons stockpile being destroyed by the IDF, according to the report.

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