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Ongoing Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attacks
Israeli warplanes continue their airstrikes on various areas in Lebanon, while Hezbollah launches rockets towards Israel.
In the latest field developments, the Israeli army announced that it had detected the launch of approximately ten shells from Lebanon toward Israel. In a statement from the army's press office today, Tuesday, it was noted that warning sirens were activated near the town of Neot Miriam in northern Israel. "Shells were detected falling in the area."
Al Arabiya and Al Hadath reporters indicated that rockets were fired at Nahariya and its surroundings in the Galilee region of northern Israel.
Six Israelis were reported injured, some seriously and others moderately, today, Tuesday, due to rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel. Israeli Channel 13 reported today: "Three individuals were seriously injured, while three others suffered moderate injuries in the area of Kibbutz Neot Merhavi in Upper Galilee following the bombardment from Lebanon."
The report added that "approximately ten launches from Lebanon towards the area of Neot Miriam were confirmed," while also noting "verification of casualties due to the impacts."
It further mentioned that "warning sirens were also heard in Nahariya and the western Galilee following around 30 launches from Lebanon."
Earlier, the Israeli army announced that its fighter jets targeted the central naval base of Hezbollah in Beirut, in addition to targeting weapons depots and command centers belonging to the group.
In a statement from the army's press office today, Tuesday, it said: "The Israeli Air Force attacked weapons depots" and command centers of Hezbollah, along with other targets in Beirut. The statement continued: "Among the targets attacked in Beirut was the central naval base of Hezbollah, which houses fast military boats and a training center." It pointed out that "the naval vessels (affiliated with Hezbollah) were intended to target Israeli navy ships as well as maritime and strategic targets in Israeli territorial waters."
An airstrike targeted the vicinity of the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency, following an Israeli evacuation warning.
Earlier today, Israeli warplanes and drones conducted strikes targeting several towns in southern Lebanon. The Israeli warplanes launched attacks on Aita al-Shaab and the towns of Yahmour al-Shuqif and Khyam in southern Lebanon, while an Israeli drone targeted the area between Saksakiya and Srifand in southern Lebanon. This morning, the towns of Khyam and Kfar Kila in the south were subjected to intermittent Israeli artillery fire, and the outskirts of the towns of Aita al-Shaab and Qawzah were fired upon by Israeli army machine guns, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
