Warning sirens sound in northern Israel for rocket attack. Specifically, the sirens sounded in the areas of Shlomi, Bejet, Hanita and Ros Hanikra, while the Iron Dome was activated to intercept them.
Initially, it was not clarified what exactly is happening, but later Hezbollah took responsibility for the rocket attacks. Israel’s forces are on alert for possible retaliation from Hezbollah after the killing of its top commander this week.
The scale of the attack doesn’t seem capable of causing much damage. According to what has become known from the Hezbollah side, about 25 rockets were fired which were intercepted by the “Iron Dome” (Iron Dome) of Israel, while there were no reports of injuries.
Breaking: Hezbollah has started firing off rockets towards the Western Galilee. The video shows Israeli Iron Dome intercepting Lebanese rockets.
Video credit: TG channel pic.twitter.com/TsZVpWJdlX
— Dhairya Maheshwari (@dhairyam14) August 1, 2024
#BREAKING #Israel #Lebanon JUST IN: Missile salvos have been launched from southern Lebanon, with numerous Iron Dome interceptions reported over the Western Galilee, northern Israel.
This marks the first attack from Lebanon in over 48 hours. pic.twitter.com/7NeteMLO8k
— The National Independent (@NationalIndNews) August 1, 2024
Sirens in the western Galilee 🔥 pic.twitter.com/bi6KIbegZp
— 🔻 mari 🔻 (@mariresisting) August 1, 2024
The Houthis promise revenge
Yemen’s rebel leader, Abdel Malik al-Houthi, today vowed a “military response” to what he called Israel’s “dangerous escalation” following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya on Wednesday. , in Tehran in a blow attributed to Israel.
“Our position on these crimes is clear,” the leader of the pro-Iranian Houthi rebel movement said in a televised speech. “There must be a military response to these crimes, which are dangerous, brazen and constitute a major escalation by the Israeli enemy,” he continued.
Since November, the Houthis have been increasing attacks off the coast of Yemen against ships portrayed as somehow connected to Israel, in a show of “support” for the Palestinians in the Gaza war.
Yemeni rebels have also fired rockets at Israeli cities, most of which were intercepted.
In his speech today, Abdel Malik al-Houthi called the killing of the Hamas leader “a blatant and clear violation of all rules and all principles.”
Also commenting on the death of Lebanese Hezbollah military leader Fouad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday near Beirut in a strike claimed by Israel, the rebel leader denounced “blatant aggression and dangerous escalation”.
The Houthis control entire parts of Yemen, including much of the Red Sea coast.
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