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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
IDF: 40 rockets, several drones fired from Lebanon and northern Israel earlier this evening
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A barrage of some 40 rockets and several drones were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel this evening, the IDF says.
According to the IDF, sirens that sounded in the Galilee Panhandle and Golan Heights were triggered by several suspected drones that entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon.
Some of the drones were intercepted, while others impacted in the Golan Heights, according to the military.
Also this evening, some 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Upper Galilee, the IDF says, setting off sirens in Fassuta, Shomera, Shtula, and other towns close to the Lebanon border.
In all, more than 115 rockets have been fired from Lebanon at northern Israel today.
Meanwhile, the IDF says that it struck a building where several Hezbollah operatives were spotted in southern Lebanon’s Matmoura, along with another structure in the area.
It publishes footage of the strikes.
מטוסי קרב תקפו מוקדם יותר היום מבנה צבאי בו פעלו מחבלים של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחב אל-מטמורה שבדרום לבנון, לצד מבנה צבאי נוסף של הארגון במרחב >> pic.twitter.com/rLhVm11Fk6
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 20, 2024
