IDF says Haifa sirens activated after interceptor mistakenly fired at object

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

The military says sirens in the northern coastal city of Haifa a short while ago were activated due to an Iron Dome interceptor missile being launched at a target later determined to be a “false identification.”

Sirens had sounded due to fears of falling shrapnel.

The IDF says the incident is under investigation.

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