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Debris and fragments cause damage in North following Hezbollah rocket barrages

 
 Rocket shrapnel in the north on Tuesday 24 September 2024 (photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Rocket shrapnel in the north on Tuesday 24 September 2024
(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Magen David Adom announced that a 58-year-old woman was reported to have been lightly wounded by shrapnel, and a 61 year old man was seriously wounded.

Casualties, fires and property damage were reported following rocket barrages into northern Israel on Tuesday morning.

A fall in Kiryat Shmona on Tuesday morning led a fire to break out.

Residents in Tamra reported damage to a house, according to Israeli media. The police closed Highway 70 to traffic at the Kabul intersection near Tamra following the fall of shrapnel, according to Israeli media.

Magen David Adom announced that a 58-year-old woman was reported to have been lightly wounded by shrapnel, and a 61 year old man was seriously wounded. Both were evacuated to a hospital in Nahariya.

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The IDF reported that 75 rockets were launched from Lebanon so far on Tuesday morning, some of which were intercepted by air defense fighters. Other rockets fell in open areas, according to the report.

Israeli media later reported that one interception was above Nahariya and another two fell into the ocean.

 Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as rockets are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Haifa, Israel, September 23, 2024.  (credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as rockets are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Haifa, Israel, September 23, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

Police officers and bomb disposal experts were working to secure the impact sites. Emek Medical Center in Afula reported that four people had suffered from fractures and bruises on their limbs while on route to the protected area, according to Israeli media on Tuesday.


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Responding to the attack, Israel Air Force aircraft attacked the sources of the rocket fire.

Earlier in the night

Interception debris and munitions fragments fell in several locations around northern Israel, including Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley, following Hezbollah's rocket barrages on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

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Hezbollah took responsibility for an attack on Monday in which it claimed to have targeted multiple military facilities in Israel’s North, according to an announcement the organization made on its Telegram channel.

Launching Fadi 1 and Fadi 2 rockets, Hezbollah aimed at Amos base, west of Afula, the explosive factory in Zichron, north of Caesarea, and the Megiddo airport in the Jezreel Valley.

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