Some 80 rockets from Lebanon launched at Israel, West Bank over past hour — IDF

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

Some 80 rockets were launched from Lebanon at Israel and the West Bank in the past hour, according to the IDF.

Some 25 rockets were launched at the northern Golan Heights at 4:45 p.m., followed by another 15 rockets at the Haifa Bay area at 5 p.m., the military says.

Many of the rockets were shot down by air defenses, while others impacted, the military says.

Not long after, at 5:13 p.m., a barrage of 10 rockets was fired at the West Bank, setting off sirens in several settlements near Ariel, east of Tel Aviv. According to the IDF, the rockets struck open areas.

At 5:20 p.m., another 30 rockets were launched at the Lower Galilee, the military adds.

There were no reports of injuries in the attacks.

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