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Saturday, August 17, 2024
Hezbollah says it fired rockets at northern community after deadly IDF strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hezbollah takes responsibility for launching a barrage of rockets at the northern community of Ayelet HaShahar a short while ago.
Ayelet HaShahar is located some 10 kilometers from the Lebanon border, and is not among the evacuated towns.
The terror group says the attack comes as a response to an IDF strike in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh overnight, which according to local authorities killed at least 10 people. The IDF said the target was a Hezbollah weapons depot.
There are no reports of injuries in the rocket barrage, which set off sirens in Ayelet HaShahar, Safed, and other nearby towns.
Footage appeared to show Iron Dome interceptions amid the attack.
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