A number of Israelis were wounded across northern and central Israel on Sunday following a barrage of missiles launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to Israeli emergency teams United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom.
Magen David Adom said that six people were wounded in Petah Tikva and were then evacuated to hospitals for treatment.
Hezbollah fired around 250 rockets throughout the day on Sunday, setting off around 500 rocket sirens in one of its largest attacks in months, as ceasefire talks continue and shortly after various Israeli officials have said the group’s capabilities are plummeting.
The military confirmed that the majority of the rockets had been intercepted. Nevertheless, Israel's Fire and Rescue Service responded to a blaze ignited by a rocket fragment in Petah Tikva, Ynet reported.
"We arrived at the scene with large forces and saw extensive destruction and several vehicles on fire," Deputy Director of the Yarkon Region at MDA Shahar Chazkelvitz and MDA Paramedic Yehuda Shoshana said.
"We began by searching the houses and nearby streets. We saw a woman in her 70s who was fully conscious and suffering from smoke inhalation as a result of a vehicle on fire. A 23-year-old man was slightly injured by the blaze. In addition, MDA teams are providing medical treatment to a number of panic victims and people who were injured on the way to a protected area."
In the North, a rocket hit a five-story building in Haifa. Three victims were rescued with minor injuries and United Hatzalah later treated a number for shrapnel wounds and anxiety.
United Hatzalah paramedic Doron Shafir and EMT Shlomo Feder treated a man and woman in their 60s who were injured by shrapnel as well as more than 15 people who suffered trauma from the attacks.
A 60-year-old man working in chicken coops near Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Hula Valley was moderately to seriously injured by shrapnel, Ynet reported.
Approximately 20 rockets have been seen crossing from Lebanese territory, the IDF later reported.
Earlier rocket attacks
A Hezbollah rocket hit a factory in the Galilee, wounding a 51-year-old woman, United Hatzalah reported on Sunday morning. Fire crews are currently tackling flames at the scene and searching for those who may be trapped in the structure.
The woman, who is in light condition, was evacuated to Galil Medical Center in Nahariya after suffering shrapnel injuries to her lower limbs. A 50-year-old man is also in moderate condition after he hit his head while running for shelter.
"We arrived at the scene very quickly and joined a 51-year-old woman who was in the parking lot while she was fully conscious and suffering from a shrapnel injury in her lower body," MDA emergency medic Eran Binyamini said. "We gave her initial medical treatment in the field and then evacuated her in an MDA ambulance to the hospital as she was in a minor condition."
Magen David Adom announced teams were en route to a reported rocket hit in Kiryat Shmona.
Following the sirens that sounded across northern and central Israel on Sunday morning, the IDF confirmed that Hezbollah fired rockets from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
The sirens sounded as far south as Herzliya.
Following the sirens that sounded between 07:27 and 07:28 a.m. in the areas of Dan, Sharon, and Menashe, six rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
The IAF intercepted five rockets, and the sixth crashed in an open area.
Damage during the attacks
Israel Police confirmed that rocket fragments caused damage to a house in Givat Ada, but no persons were wounded during the attacks.
MDA confirmed that a response team was en route to the areas where sirens had sounded.
The Commanding Officer of the Home Front Command visited the Haifa rocket impact site and said, "The resilience and steadfast strength of the Home Front enables the IDF to continue operating, striking, and hitting our targets— we will persist and continue to do so."