Hezbollah claims responsibility after 35 rockets fired from Lebanon at Kiryat Shmona, damaging property

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Smoke rises in the northern border city Kiryat Shmona after rockets were fired from southern Lebanon on May 5, 2024 (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Smoke rises in the northern border city Kiryat Shmona after rockets were fired from southern Lebanon on May 5, 2024 (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Some 35 rockets were launched from Lebanon at the northern city of Kiryat Shmona in the past hour, the IDF says.

Around 15 of the projectiles were downed by the Iron Dome, while others struck the city, causing damage to property.

The IDF says it shelled the sources of the fire with artillery.

Hezbollah claims responsibility for the attack.

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