Family in northern town says Hezbollah rocket struck barn, killing 2 horses

A rocket fired in a Hezbollah barrage last night struck a barn inside the Western Galilee of Betzet, killing two horses, after Israeli forces failed to down the projectile.

Idan Ishach Erez says the two horses belonged to her 14-year-old daughter Shahar, whose bedroom window looked out onto their pen.

“Who will look out for and care mentally for our children, who together with us were forced to hear the horses crying out in pain and asking we help them, but we couldn’t do more than put them to sleep to prevent their continued suffering,” she tells the Ynet news site.

She adds that the rocket attack came as the family was eating Shabbat dinner on their porch, from where they rushed inside their home to take shelter.

“There was crying and hysteria. It did not matter [to my children] that the house was also struck. They cried about the horses, who are family members in all senses.”