More than 100 “projectiles” have been fired from Lebanon into Israel overnight, the Israeli military has said, as Israel and Hezbollah ramp up cross-border attacks.
About 85 were fired around 6:30 a.m. local time, after approximately 20 were fired about 90 minutes earlier, the military said.
“Some of the projectiles were intercepted, and fallen projectiles were identified in the areas of Kiryat Bialik, Tsur Shalom, and Moreshet,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Video in Israeli media showed cars on fire on a street corner in the northern town of Kiryat Bialik. Footage released by the Israeli Fire and Rescue Service showed charred cars and buildings with blown-out windows.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services said it has treated four people for shrapnel injuries overnight – three with minor injuries and one with moderate injuries.
The Israeli military also said it is “currently striking targets belonging” to Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying those attacks will “continue and will intensify.”
Hezbollah overnight said that it had fired rockets towards Israel, saying it targeted the Ramat David air base in two separate incidents.
CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment on the claim.
In a separate statement, Hezbollah said it also targeted RAFAEL, an Israeli military technologies company based in the Haifa area in northern Israel.
The group’s statement said targeting RAFAEL is in support of Palestinians in Gaza, and “an initial response to the brutal massacre” committed by Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday. That was a reference to deadly back-to-back attacks targeting Hezbollah members – with pagers simultaneously exploding across the country on Tuesday, then walkie-talkies detonating in a similar fashion on Wednesday.
The Israeli military told CNN that they are not aware of these claims.
CNN is also trying to reach out to RAFAEL for comment on the claim by Hezbollah.
