Just before Sabbath: Hezbollah fires 150 rockets at northern Israel within one hour
Terror group responds after unprecedented Israeli strikes overnight
This is a developing story.
The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah launched some 150 rockets in three barrages at northern Israel on Friday afternoon, after Israeli airstrikes struck over 100 of its rocket launchers over the past 12 hours.
On Friday morning, the IDF reportedly continued pounding Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, while IDF Home Front Command instructed residents of northern Israel to stay near a shelter.
In the first barrage, shortly after 1 p.m., Hezbollah targeted the area of Safed, Mount Meron and the northern Golan Heights. Rocket impacts were reported in a playground near Safed and a barn in Kibbutz Ortal on the Golan Heights.
In the second barrage, around 70 rockets targeted the same area, with reports of an impact near Ein Zeitim.
A third wave of some 20 rockets targeted the area of Mount Meron.
Overall, around 150 rockets were fired at northern Israel in the span of just one hour. The IDF said most of the rockets were either intercepted or landed in open areas, where they sparked numerous fires.
No casualties were reported at the time of publication.
eliminated a member of the "Hezbollah Iraq" militia, which, like its Lebanese ally, is backed by Iran.
On Friday morning, the Saudi al-Hadath news outlet reported that an alleged Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria eliminated a member of the "Hezbollah Iraq" militia, which, like its Lebanese ally, is backed by Iran.
In addition, Hezbollah announced the death of another one of its operatives, raising the terror group's overall death toll since last October to 480. However, the true number of its casualties is significantly higher, according to Israeli estimates.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
