Iron Dome Activated In Northern Israel As Hezbollah Launches Numerous Drones, Rockets

Israel engaged a large number of incoming rockets and drones on Sunday morning that were fired by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon following a preemptive series of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions that were preparing to fire on Israel.

Alerts were issued for numerous areas in northern Israel, including Shlomy, Arab al-Aramshe, Betzet, Avdon, Neveh Ziv, Manot, Metzuba, Eilon, Hanita, Idmit, Yaara, Goren, and more.

“Hezbollah has just launched over 150 projectiles from Lebanon toward Israeli territory,” said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement. “We target terrorist infrastructure, they target civilians.”

The attack from Hezbollah, an Islamic terrorist group, came in response to Israel killing Fuad Shukr late last month, the Iranian-backed group said.

Shukr was Hezbollah’s “most senior military commander and the head of its Strategic Unit” and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s “right-hand man”.

Footage of the Iron Dome being activated quickly circulated on social media:

🛑BREAKING: In a self-defense act to remove Hezbollah’s threat, the IDF is striking targets in south Lebanon, from which the Iranian-backed Lebanese terror organization was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians.

Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks are targeting… pic.twitter.com/BtuUAqtgsv

— Israel ישראל (@Israel) August 25, 2024

Footage from the Western Galilee shows the Iron Dome engaging a Hezbollah rocket attack from Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/AKgd9horSm

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) August 25, 2024

Iron Dome Tamir interceptors fired in northern Israel a short time ago following Hezbollah rocket fire. pic.twitter.com/eF2QALLtfA

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) August 25, 2024

Tamir interceptor missiles fired at Hezbollah rockets this evening. pic.twitter.com/fEySko9bQd

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) August 25, 2024

Tamir interceptors fired a short while ago against Hezbollah rockets. pic.twitter.com/X3qZb6QCcL

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) August 25, 2024

Since October 7th, Hezbollah, the Iranian-Backed Lebanese terror organization, has been firing more the 8,000 rockets against Israel, displacing up to 65,000 Israelis from their homes.

This morning in a self-defense act to remove Hezbollah’s threat, the IDF is striking targets… pic.twitter.com/jI7ASWxsIC

— David Saranga (@DavidSaranga) August 25, 2024

שיגורים הבוקר מלבנון לישראל. צילום לפי סעיף 27-א’ לחוק זכויות יוצרים@_Gitsis_ pic.twitter.com/eiGbjduUNQ

— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) August 25, 2024

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