Dozens of hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded in numerous separate communities in northern Israel on Saturday morning. Rocket alarm sirens also sounded in a northern communities..
Shortly thereafter, Israel’s Home Front Command announced the hostile aircraft intrusion event had ended. No injuries, rocket falls, or downed hostile aircraft were reported in the immediate wake of the incident.
Later, the IDF said that it had detected 40 launches from Lebanese territory directed at the area of Meron, in northern Israel on Friday. Meron is approximately ten kilometers from the Israeli-Lebanon border.
The IDF added that it had identified no additional rocket launches or hostile aircraft intrusions in other areas of the country.
IDF strikes terrorist cell that took part in the launches from Lebanon. January 6, 2024. (Credit: IDF)
IDF strikes terror cell
In response, the IDF stated that it had struck a terror cell that was involved in the launches.
Roughly an hour after the first wave of alerts, numerous additional hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded in another part of the Israeli north, including areas such as Kiryat Shmona and the Golan Heights.
This is a developing story.
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