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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Rocket sirens blare in communities around Mount Meron; IDF: False alarm
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in the Mount Meron area in the Upper Galilee.
The alerts are activated in the communities of Kadita, Or HaGanuz, and Bar Yohai, as well as the adjacent Marom HaGalil Regional Center.
Rocket Alert [15:14:59] (4):
• Upper Galilee — Bar Yochai, Or HaGanuz, Marom HaGalil Regional Center, Kadita
Population: 3,300 pic.twitter.com/GghmZJk2ar— ILRedAlert (@ILRedAlert) August 27, 2024
The IDF later says that the sirens are determined to have been false alarms.