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The site of a drone impact at a kindergarten in Nesher, near Haifa, on November 12, 2024 (Photo courtesy Israel Police)
Lebanon, November 12, 2024
Hezbollah drone hits kindergarten near Haifa
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A drone from Lebanon exploded next to a kindergarten in the northern town of Nesher on Tuesday, shattering windows and scattering debris across the outdoor play area.
Although there was no warning siren in the Haifa suburb, the staff, aware of alerts nearby, had moved the children into the facility’s bomb shelter as a precaution.
There were no injuries to staff or children.
The drone hit a tree next to the kindergarten and exploded, causing slight damage to the building and a fence.
Sarah Yasour, a teacher at the kindergarten told media at the scene: “We had a miracle of miracles.”
“We heard a very distant siren… and said ‘Alright, let’s go in.’ We were just starting the morning assembly with the kids. Everyone was together. But the moment we heard the siren and I saw that a drone [alert] had come out, I said we’re not taking any chances right now, and within a few seconds we were all in the shelter.”
She continued: “Once we were in the shelter, we suddenly heard a huge noise and understood it must be close… Only when we went outside did we realize the scale of the miracle. It hit exactly where we had been.”
The Israel Defense Forces said it was investigating why no sirens had been sounded in Nesher even though the early warning system was triggered in other northern areas as the military sought to intercept the drone.
Sirens were activated in the Western Galilee and areas near Haifa during the incident.
Israeli Air Force helicopters were scrambled to intercept the drone but failed to stop it.
Nesher Mayor Roi Levi said the children were moved to another kindergarten following the attack.
Footage posted to social media showed the Hezbollah drone flying over the Haifa area before it eventually hit Nesher.
The drone attack came as the IDF continued its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, aiming to make it safe for some 60,000 northern residents to return to their homes after being displaced by near-daily attacks by the Iran-backed terror group since ally Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror onslaught in the south triggered the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip...
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