Hezbollah launches rockets at Tel Aviv, casualties reported

According to Israeli military sources, the attack near Tel Aviv caused houses to burn down or collapse. Police confirmed that rockets struck the Petah Tikvah area on the eastern outskirts of the Israeli capital, leaving several people with minor injuries.

Military officials reported that direct hits in the neighborhood left "houses in flames and ruins." Reuters footage showed a projectile exploding on the roof of a building in Nahariya, a northern Israeli city.

In northern Israel, a 60-year-old man was severely injured by shrapnel to the abdomen while working in a field near Kfar Blum. He was transported to Ziv Hospital in Safed for treatment, as confirmed by the Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service.

In Haifa, two men in their 50s sustained minor shrapnel injuries during a rocket attack on the northern port city, according to the MDA. Another individual received treatment for acute anxiety. The attack also caused damage to a residential building in the area.

Earlier Sunday, around 7:30 AM (Israel time), a rocket strike on Western Galilee lightly injured a woman in her 50s with shrapnel wounds. A factory in the northern town of Ma’alot-Tarshiha also sustained damage from the attack.

The IDF reported that approximately 30 rockets and drones were launched during the morning assault, with some intercepted by air defense systems. Two drones were successfully shot down, though the military did not specify how many others might have crashed. The incident reportedly caused no immediate injuries from the drones.

Rocket sirens were triggered in towns north of Tel Aviv, including Netanya and Herzliya, just minutes after the initial attacks.

Later, the IDF confirmed that six rockets were fired from Lebanon toward central Israel, five of which were intercepted by air defense systems. The sixth rocket landed in an open area without immediate reports of injuries or damage.

By 1:00 PM, another barrage of eight rockets targeted central Israel, with one striking Petah Tikvah and another hitting the agricultural community of Rinatya.

In the evening, central Israel was targeted again, with several rockets fired. Some were intercepted, while others landed in open areas.

Following the Petah Tikvah attack, MDA reported assisting a 70-year-old woman who suffered smoke inhalation after a car caught fire from the impact. Her condition was described as moderate. Medics also treated several individuals for acute anxiety and minor injuries sustained while running to shelters.

The IDF reported that Hezbollah launched 240 rockets at Israel over the past 24 hours, many of which were intercepted while sirens blared across much of the country. At least four people sustained injuries from shrapnel.

Israeli strikes on Beirut

Hezbollah's rocket attack followed an Israeli military strike on militant targets in southern Beirut, including command centers "deliberately embedded between civilian buildings." The strikes destroyed two apartment buildings.

Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for the attacks on Beirut with strikes on Tel Aviv, claiming responsibility for launching precision rockets at two military sites in and near the Israeli capital.

The rocket assault occurred after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on the previous day killed at least 29 people.

Israel-Hezbollah war

In September, Israel escalated its campaign against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, conducting airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Beirut suburbs after nearly a year of escalating tensions fueled by the Gaza conflict.

On Saturday, November 23, the IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Dahieh, Lebanon, and central Beirut.

Days earlier, Hezbollah militants had already fired rockets at Tel Aviv from Lebanese territory, injuring civilians with falling debris.

On the night of November 22, Israeli forces targeted Hezbollah weapon production centers in Beirut.