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Security and emergency services at the scene where a man was killed by a missile fired from Lebanon, in the northern city of Nahariya, November 21, 2024. (Fadi Amun/Flash90)
Lebanon, November 21, 2024
Israeli man killed in Hezbollah rocket barrage on Nahariya
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One person was killed by a barrage of rockets on the northern city of Nahariya on Thursday as the US special envoy to the region held meetings with Israeli leaders in hopes of securing a ceasefire to end fighting with the Hezbollah terror group.
In Lebanon, airstrikes hit a Beirut suburb and other areas, including the coastal city of Tyre, and the Israel Defense Forces warned civilians in both places of more strikes to come.
The strikes came hours after US envoy Amos Hochstein left Lebanon for Israel, where he brought high hopes for a long-sought deal to a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday morning. He was scheduled to meet later Thursday with Defense Minister Israel Katz.
With fighting continuing for now, Hezbollah launched at least two dozen rockets into Israel’s north in a series of attacks, including a late morning bombardment in which at least 10 rockets were launched toward the northern coastal city of Nahariya, according to the IDF.
Medics said shrapnel from one rocket struck a playground in the city, killing a man who had apparently been taking cover next to a low wall, rescuers said.
He was declared dead at the scene, the Magen David Adom medical service said.
The victim was named as Braen Direktor, a 27-year-old from the northern town of Maalot-Tarshiha.
Two women were also lightly injured during the rocket attack, MDA said.
The army said most of the rockets had been intercepted but impact sites were found in and around the city. According to Channel 12 news, three rockets hit the coastal town.
Some 25 rockets were fired at the north of the country over the morning, some of which were intercepted, the IDF said. A drone launched from Lebanon was also shot down by the Air Force over the Western Galilee, the IDF said.
Nahariya, a city of some 60,000 eight kilometers (five miles) from the Lebanese border, has been repeatedly attacked since fighting intensified in late September, including a strike there last week that killed two people.
Nahariya Mayor Ronan Marli told the Kan public broadcaster that retribution for Thursday’s strike should be “very heavy.”
“People are being killed here by rockets as they walk in the streets,” Marli said. “Until there is a signed agreement, we need to hit hard until they [Hezbollah] beg for an agreement.”...
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