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Friday, July 19, 2024
IDF: Hezbollah launches some 65 rockets at northern Israel earlier today
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Some 65 rockets were launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon at northern Israel today, the IDF says.
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a series of barrages in what it says was a response to recent IDF strikes in southern Lebanon.
According to the IDF, several rockets were shot down by the Iron Dome air defense system, while others impacted open areas.
No injuries were caused, and troops shelled the launch sites with artillery, the IDF says.
Later, a rocket launcher used in one of the barrages, against the community of Abirim, was targeted in a drone strike, alongside a building used by the terror group, in southern Lebanon’s Ayta ash-Shab, the military says.
Meanwhile, the IDF says fighter jets struck Hezbollah weapons depots in Blida and Houla. Another Hezbollah site was also struck in Houla, the IDF adds.
Some 65 rockets were launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon at northern Israel today, the IDF says.
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a series of barrages, in what it says was a response to recent IDF strikes in southern Lebanon.
According to the IDF, several rockets were shot… pic.twitter.com/0fNyXcDQ1B
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 19, 2024
