Heaviest Rocket Barrage Fired on Northern Israel since the War Began

March 13, 2024

by: Yoav Zitun, Alexandra Lukash, Sharon Kidon, Lior Ben Ari and Shimon Elbaz ~ Ynetnews

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 | Over 100 rockets were launched from Lebanon at the Galilee and the Golan Heights in what appears to be one of the heaviest barrages since the war began. Some 70 rockets were fired at 7 a.m. towards the communities in the Upper Galilee. Some rockets were intercepted while others fell in open fields. No injuries or damage were reported in the attack.

An hour later, another barrage, this time some 30 rockets, targeted Israel’s north in what appeared to be an attempt to challenge the Iron Dome missile defense system and breach its protection.

The Hezbollah affiliated Al-Manar television channel reported an Israel Defense Forces [IDF] artillery attack on South Lebanon in response to the rocket fire and that Israel was also conducting air strikes on Hezbollah targets. The IDF confirmed strikes were made in response to Hezbollah’s fire.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah met in Beirut with a delegation of Hamas officials led by Khalil al-Hayya, deputy to the terror group’s leader Yahya Sinwar. In a statement, the meeting was said to have been about developments in Gaza, the West Bank [Judea and Samaria] and the fronts supporting negotiations for an end to the “aggressions in Gaza.”

Posted on March 13, 2024

Source: (This article was originally published by Ynetnews on March 12, 2024. Time-related language has been modified to reflect our republication today. See original article at this link.)

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