Five killed, another seriously wounded in Hezbollah strikes on Israeli farm
Israeli media reported that one citizen, a farmer, was killed in the attack, along with four foreign workers.
Five people were killed in an agricultural area in Metulla, in northern Israel, following Hezbollah rocket fire from Lebanon, Israeli media reported on Thursday afternoon.
Omer Weinstein, 47 years old, from Kibbutz Dafna, was named as one of the people who were killed in the strike, Israeli media reported later on Thursday.
Weinstein left behind a wife and four children.
The IDF confirmed earlier on Thursday two rockets were launched from Lebanon and fell in "open areas," which, according to early indications, were agricultural sites near the town.
A citizen and four foreign workers killed in attack
Israeli media reported that one citizen, a farmer, was killed in the attack, along with four foreign workers.
A sixth person was seriously wounded in the incident, with severe wounds sustained from shrapnel. They were transferred for emergency medical assistance at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.
This is a developing story.
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