LONDON -- Sunday opened with a new barrage of Hezbollah fire into northern Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces, which continued its own campaign of cross-border strikes after a week of high-profile -- and high-casualty -- attacks across Lebanon.The IDF said Hezbollah launched 115 rockets toward Israel on Sunday, of which were fired within 45 minutes.Hezbollah said the barrage was "an initial response” to Israel's pager and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon last week.In a statement, the group said it targeted facilities belonging to a military technology company and the Ramat David military base.
Asked about the status of both, an IDF spokesman declined to comment.At least four people in northern Israel were treated for shrapnel wounds, with several others treated for light and moderate injuries sustained while rushing to shelters, according to the Magen David Adom emergency service.The IDF said it was striking "Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon" in response, having already bombed 400 targets through Saturday.IDF international spokesperson Lt.Col.
Nadav Shoshani said in a Sunday morning briefing there was "heavy rocket fire by Hezbollah" across multiple northern regions, with several projectiles landed in areas including Kiryat Bialik, Zur Shalom and Moreshet, all close to the northern city of Haifa and some 20 miles from the Lebanese border.An excavator removes a charred car at the scene of a strike by Lebanon's Hezbollah in Kiryat Bialik in the Haifa district of Israel on September 22, 2024.Hezbollah said on September 22 that it targeted military production facilities and an air base near north Israel's Haifa after the Israeli military pounded south Lebanon and said it targeted thousands of rocket launcher barrels.Jack Guez/AFP via Getty ImagesMORE: Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF strikes Lebanon after 115 Hezbollah launches"This is a situation that is untolerable and Israel is committed to act to change this reality," Shoshani said.Cross-border f...