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Netanyahu lauds strikes on Hezbollah, Iraq reportedly sends drones to North

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 An emergency personnel works at a site of houses damaged following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, September 22, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/SHIR TOREM)
An emergency personnel works at a site of houses damaged following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, September 22, 2024.
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Two homes hit in Kiryat Bialik, three wounded in fourth wave of rocket attacks from Lebanon

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  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Two houses were hit in Kiryat Bialik following a fourth wave of rocket attacks from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday morning, according to Israeli media.

Three people sustained light injuries, Magen David Adom (MDA) reported, and fires have broken out in the area.

Two 70-year-old men were injured by shrapnel, one in moderate condition and the other in mild condition, MDA stated early on Sunday. Additionally, a 16-year-old girl was lightly wounded, also due to shrapnel.

This is a developing story.

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IDF intercepts cruise missiles, rockets from Iraq near Golan Heights - report

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq fired rockets to the southern Golan Heights, while an additional drone approached Israel from the east.

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Illustrative: View of a wildfire following a missiles attack from Lebanon, near Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar, northern Israel, August 17, 2024.  (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Illustrative: View of a wildfire following a missiles attack from Lebanon, near Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar, northern Israel, August 17, 2024.
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

The IDF intercepted two cruise missiles as well as rockets that were fired from Iraq at the southern Golan Heights on Sunday, Israeli state broadcaster KAN reported.

The targets did not cross into Israeli territory, and sirens were activated as per protocol, the IDF stated early that morning. 

Additionally, a drone was identified approaching Israel from the east, resulting in drone infiltration sirens in the Arava in southern Israel, the IDF stated early on Sunday. 

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IDF retaliates after Hezbollah's deepest attack yet: Over 140 rockets, six wounded

Across four separate barrages throughout the early hours of Sunday morning, the IDF detected over 140 rockets and drones.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, MATHILDA HELLER, MAYA GUR ARIEH, KESHET NEEV
  Damage in Israel's North following multiple Hezbollah rocket barrages on September 22, 2024 (photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)
Damage in Israel's North following multiple Hezbollah rocket barrages on September 22, 2024
(photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)

Hezbollah fired its deepest barrage into Israel since the beginning of the current war, with four rounds of over 140 rockets and drones fired into the Jezreel Valley in the early hours of Sunday morning, the IDF confirmed. 

Alerts were sounded in and around Haifa, the Ramat David air base, Nazareth, Afula, the lower Galilee, and the Jezreel Valley.

Following the barrage, the IDF stated that they were conducting strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. 

As a result of the fire on northern Israel, six people were wounded, and they were evacuated to the Emek Medical Center in Afula, the Medical Center announced. Magen David Adom (MDA) teams were called to treat four individuals with shrapnel injuries, including a 76-year-old man in moderate condition, as well as a 70-year-old man, a 60-year-old man, and a 16-year-old girl in moderate condition. Initial reports also stated that one person had been killed and that most of the casualties were from a car accident resulting from panic from the rocket fire. 

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Watch: Rocket interceptions over Haifa. September 22, 2024.

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Interceptions over Haifa (Hezbollah Telegram)
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Alerts sounded throughout northern Israel, red alert in Be'er Ora

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  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Following alerts in northern Israel, the IDF announced that approximately ten rocket launches were detected crossing into Israel from Lebanon on Sunday morning.

While most of the rockets were intercepted, a crash was detected, and the IDF is conducting further investigations.

Additionally, two alerts were issued for hostile aircraft intrusions in Be'er Ora, a town in southern Israel near Eilat.

No casualties have been reported.

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IDF postpones enlistment day and first call-ups in Haifa and Tiberias

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Following a situational assessment, the IDF announced the cancellation of Sunday’s enlistment day and the postponement of first call-ups for those designated for military service in Haifa and Tiberias, the military announced early Sunday morning. 

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Home Front Command makes changes to guidelines for northern Israel

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The Home Front Command has updated its guidelines regarding educational activities, gatherings, services, and workplace operations in northern Israel from Sunday at 6 AM to Monday at 6 PM.

Following a situational assessment, the changes were applied to northern Golan Heights, Confrontation Line, southern Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, Central Galilee, Lower Galilee, Haifa Bay (HaMifratz), and the Valleys (HaAmakim).

 Home Front Command guidelines (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Home Front Command guidelines (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

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Classes cancelled in most schools in Golan, Galilee

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Regional councils in multiple areas of Northern Israel decided to cancel school classes on Sunday following multiple rocket barrages from Lebanon on Sunday night, KAN reported.

These include Migdal Ha'Emek, Acre, Julis, Safed, Ma'alot Tarshikha, Nahariya, Meta Asher, Marom Golan, Jordan Valley, Tiberias, and Kiryat Bialik.

The municipality of Haifa announced that all classes, including special education, will be held remotely. 

Some classes will take place in Kiryat Ata, Hatzor Haglilit, and Emek Jezreel; the rest will be via Zoom.

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Beit She’arim faces direct hit in third round of attacks from Lebanon, killing several cows

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A barn was struck in Beit She'arim, in the lower Galilee, resulting in the deaths of several cows, according to Israeli media on Sunday morning.

The hit followed a third round of launches from Lebanon on Sunday morning, all targeting areas in the Jezreel Valley. No human casualties were reported.

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IDF confirms assassination of Ibrahim Aqil, names 15 Hezbollah commanders killed in strike

These Hezbollah commanders have been orchestrating attacks against Israel for years.

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 Hezbollah commanders in the Radwan Force killed in the IDF September 20 strike on Beirut, September 21, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Hezbollah commanders in the Radwan Force killed in the IDF September 20 strike on Beirut, September 21, 2024.
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Israel Air Force jets, guided by the Intelligence Directorate, killed Ibrahim Aqil, in addition to 15 other Hezbollah  Radwan Force commanders, during a meeting in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut on Friday evening, the IDF confirmed in a statement issued Saturday afternoon.

Among the terrorists killed was Abu Hassan Samir, who served as the head of the Radwan Force training unit.

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Israel-Hamas war: All you need to know


  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 101 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says