Friday, December 22, 2023

Hezbollah fires rocket barrage at northern Israel; IDF responds with Lebanon strikes

Hezbollah fired a large barrage of rockets toward northern Israel on Friday morning, as Israel warned that the terror group was endangering Lebanon’s future.

Some 20 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Shomera area in northern Israel, with additional rocket fire on other areas along the border.

The Israel Defense Forces did not not immediately publish information on potential casualties in the attacks.

In response to the rocket fire, responsibility for which was claimed by Hezbollah, the IDF said fighter jets carried out airstrikes against a series of sites belonging to the terror group in Lebanon.

It said the targets included military compounds where Hezbollah members operated, and other infrastructure belonging to the terror group. READ MORE