Firefighters in Israel tackle fires caused by rockets from Lebanon
Israeli firefighters Thursday were battling back blazes ignited by rockets from Lebanon, fire officials said.
Five trucks of firefighters spent the afternoon putting out a fire in the Upper Galilee, near Kibbutz Shamir, Israeli fire spokesperson Isaac Ben-David told The Associated Press.
Hezbollah Thursday said it fired salvos of Katyusha rockets targeting Shamir for the first time. The group said the attack was in retaliation to an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun, an area that has largely been a safe area since the conflict started, and wounded several civilians.
Israel’s military said five rockets from Lebanon fell in open areas near Shamir and reported no injuries. 20 more rockets were fired into Israel soon after, it said.
Hezbollah announced three other attacks on Israeli military positions near the tense border with Lebanon, including an attack using exploding drones.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged cross-border fire since Oct. 8, racking up civilian and combatant casualties and wreaking devastation to towns on both sides of the border.
Source: Associated Press
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