Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 150 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, the Israeli military and the militant group said, Reuters reported.
Israel’s military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon.
The army ordered residents in parts of the Golan Heights and northern Israel to avoid public gatherings, minimize movements and stay close to shelters in anticipation of the rocket fire that eventually came Friday.
Hezbollah said that its attacks had targeted several sites along the border with Katyusha rockets, including multiple air defense bases as well as the headquarters of an Israeli armored brigade they said they’d struck for the first time.
The Israeli military said that 120 missiles were launched at areas of the Golan Heights, Safed and the Upper Galilee, some of which were intercepted.
The military didn’t say whether any missiles had hit targets or caused any casualties.
Another 20 missiles were shot at the areas of Meron and Netua, and most fell in open areas, the military said, adding that no injuries were reported.
On Thursday, Israel said its military had struck “hundreds of rocket launcher barrels” in southern Lebanon, Reuters reported.
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Definitely frightening for the students learning in the North And especially families with kids. It’s about time that Israel finishes the job and allows all the residents to move back safely to their homes.