Prior to the start of the attacks, IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee warned Lebanese civilians: "The strikes will begin soon. Immediately evacuate the homes in which weapons are hidden. Hezbollah is lying to you and sacrificing you. The organization is saying that you are its members and that you are important to it, but it seems that their missiles and UAVs are more important to it."
Reuters reported that Israel took control of a number of Lebanese radio stations, through which it is sending warnings to Lebanese civilians.
According to reports, Lebanon's Culture and Public Diplomacy ministers have been instructed to leave their offices, and the country's Health Ministry has demanded that hospitals reschedule non-urgent operations in order to allow treatment for those wounded in the strikes.
Lebanon's Health Ministry has reported 100 dead and over 400 injured in the Israeli strikes.
Early on Monday afternoon, multiple barrages of missiles were launched from Lebanon towards Israeli territory, activating sirens in wide swaths of northern Israel.
Several interceptions were reported over Tzfat (Safed). Reports in Kahal said that a missile had fallen in the area, though it could potentially have been falling shrapnel from an interceptor. A direct strike was reported on a home in Givat Avni; no one was injured.
"Following the sirens that sounded at 12:24 in the areas of Ami'ad and Safed, approximately 25 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory," the IDF reported. "The IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a number of projectiles. Numerous falls were identified in open areas and adjacent to the area of Ami'ad."
"Following the sirens that sounded at 12:43 in the Lower Galilee area, approximately 10 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Numerous falls were identified.
"Following the sirens that sounded at 12:19 in the area of Elkosh, the details are under review."
Several blazes ignited near Ami'ad, and were extinguished by firefighting teams.
Magen David Adom (MDA) reported: "Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics are providing initial medical treatment to a 50-year-old man who suffered light injuries following the missile barrage on northern Israel. The teams are evacuating the victim to a local hospital, fully conscious and with shrapnel injuries to his limbs."
Later reports raised the number of injured to five, among them three who had suffered shock.
MDA EMT Fadi Ottman said: "We were called to a driver who had stopped on the side of the road during the sirens and who was injured by shrapnel in his lower limbs. He was fully conscious. We provided him with medical treatment and evacuated him via ambulance to the hospital, with very light injuries." Israel National News - Arutz Sheva
