Some 70 Hezbollah rockets cross into northern Israel in latest barrage

The IDF added that the Israel Air Force had intercepted some of the rockets while others had impacted in the area. 

 Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into Northern Israel are intercepted by Israeli anti missile system, as it seen from the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, October 9, 2024.  (photo credit: DAVID COHEN/FLASH 90)
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into Northern Israel are intercepted by Israeli anti missile system, as it seen from the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, October 9, 2024.
(photo credit: DAVID COHEN/FLASH 90)

Some 70 Hezbollah rockets crossed into northern Israel on Sunday, the military said, following the sirens that sounded in the area at 11:09 a.m. local time. 

The IDF added that the Israel Air Force had intercepted some of the rockets while others had impacted in the area. 

Firefighters were operating to extinguish fires that had erupted as a result of the hits, the military noted. 

At 11:09 a.m., sirens were triggered in Acre, Nahariya, and Rosh Hanikra, among other locations. 

 Haifa port (credit: Erez Michaeli)
Haifa port (credit: Erez Michaeli)

Earlier barrage to the area

Earlier, the military said three rockets had crossed into Israel from Lebanon, following the sirens that sounded in the Haifa and the Carmel area in northern Israel at 09:49 a.m. and at 9:37 a.m. local time. 

Later on Sunday, at 12:28 p.m., numerous rocket sirens sounded in areas such as Rosh Pina, Dalton, and Safed, following which the military said approximately 30 rockets had crossed into Israel. 

Some of the rockets were intercepted, while others fell in the region. 

This is a developing story.