Hezbollah sent rockets into the Jezreel Valley at around 01:10 am on Sunday morning, with alerts in and around Haifa, Nazareth, Afula and the lower Galilee. At 2am, Army Radio announced that Israel was striking southern Lebanon in response.
Army radio and KAN reported that Hezbollah specifically targeted the Ramat David base near Haifa for the first time in the war. Hezbollah confirmed this on Telegram, saying they had targeted the Ramat David base and airport in response to IAF strikes in Beirut which killed some of its top commanders.
The IDF confirmed that ten missiles were launched. Most were intercepted, but they announced that a fall was detected in the area.
Social media reported falls in Moshav Sde Ya’akov, and a fire breaking out as a result of a fall in Kfar Baruch, which was later confirmed by Israeli outlets. Emek Jezreel regional council said one fall was detected in the area and there was minor damage to property.
According to KAN, a rocket fell in Nazareth, and a large fire broke out elsewhere in the city. MDA reported that a 60 year old man was slightly wounded by shrapnel in the Lower Galilee.
Israel Police urged the public to stay away from rocket shrapnel or fragments, as they may contain explosive material.
Residents of Kiryat Tivon said that they were unable to get into to public shelters as they were locked, according to KAN.
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Al Hadath, a Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese outlet, reported that Hezbollah fired 100 rockets towards Haifa and the Upper Galilee, however the IDF claimed it was ten.
At around 2am, Hezbollah reported Israeli air force jets over southern Lebanon.
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Home Front Command
The sirens sounded in areas where the Home Front Command were not updated on Saturday, when new restrictions were issued from Haifa and northward, limiting gatherings to 30 people outdoors and 300 indoors.
There were no changes southward of Haifa at this time, but the HFC said this could change at any time based on upcoming Hezbollah attacks.
These are the first alarms that have been activated in Afula for more than 9 months, according to Israeli media.
The IDF spokesman said that the incident is being investigated.
Ramat David
The targeting of Ramat David may be significant, given in July, Hezbollah publishing drone footage of the IDF Ramat David base, filmed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
The Ramat David base is about 46 km (28.6 mi) from Israel’s border with Lebanon. The video displays the base and its fallacies and presents information about the various systems within the base.
Hezbollah officials said to Lebanese media that the air base that the Ramat David Base is one of the most important air force bases in Israel and the only one in the North, Maariv reported. They added that they would distribute detailed information about the importance of the base, and that Hezbollah continues to collect new information all the time.
This is a developing story.
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