Hezbollah rockets hit house, crash on Highway 89 near Safed

Police officers and bomb disposal units from the Northern District have arrived at the sites where rockets fell and are scanning to remove any materials that are dangerous to the public. 

 A member of a rescue team speaks to a man as rescue teams work to extinguish flames on a house following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 21, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)
A member of a rescue team speaks to a man as rescue teams work to extinguish flames on a house following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 21, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)

A house was directly hit by a Hezbollah rocket in Keitiya near Safed after dozens of rockets were launched against the North on Saturday afternoon, Walla reported.

Additionally, a rocket fired by Hezbollah crashed on Highway 89 near Safed, according to Israel Police. Shortly after, the road was briefly blocked to traffic. 

Home Front Command later instructed residents in several localities in the western Galilee to stay close to bomb shelters and limit movement within their towns. These localities include Rosh Hanikra, Shlomi, Hanita, Betzet, Matzuva, Liman, Mishmar Ayalon, Adamit, and Arab el-Aramsha.

Dozens of missiles were fired into the Galilee, ten of which were fired into Kiryat Shmona, according to the IDF. Ten fire teams have begun working to put out several fires that broke out in the Biriya Forest.

Fires that also broke out in Beit Hillel and Gush Halav have been brought under control. 

Police have arrived at the scene

Police officers and bomb disposal units from the Northern District arrived at the sites where the rockets fell, and they are scanning to remove any materials that are dangerous to the public. 

 An Israeli police officer handles part of a rocket after it was fired towards Israel from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 20, 2024.  (credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)
An Israeli police officer handles part of a rocket after it was fired towards Israel from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 20, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)

Simultaneously, Israel attacked Hezbollah rocket launchers aimed at northern areas of the country. According to unconfirmed reports, the IDF struck Lebanon 100 times. It was also reported that the IDF targeted Bekaa, deep inside Lebanon. About 20 fires were reported in various open areas of south Lebanon.

This is a developing story.