Hamas hails the massive rocket barrages launched by Hezbollah this morning, praising the Shiite group’s “steadfastness and courage in confronting the Zionist war machine and its determination to continue fighting in support of the Palestinian people.”
In a statement, Hamas further stresses that Hezbollah’s attacks testify to the failure of the Israeli plan to isolate Gaza from the Lebanese war front, and increases the number of displaced Israelis from the north, in contrast to the recently added war objective of returning northern evacuees to their homes.
Hamas also praises the support of Iran-backed “resistance” groups in Iraq and Yemen.
Hezbollah launched some 100 rockets from Lebanon at the Haifa area this morning, following overnight launches at the Jezreel Valley, the terror group’s deepest rocket fire into Israel since the beginning of the war in October.
Two men in their 70s and a 16-year-old girl, the granddaughter of one of the men, were injured in the Haifa attacks.
The IDF said it intercepted two cruise missiles and two drones fired from Iraq, none of which hit Israeli territory. A group of Iran-backed Iraqi militias claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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