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The scene of a rocket impact in Petah Tikva, November 24, 2024 (Magen David Adom)
Lebanon, November 24, 2024
Multiple Israelis hurt by relentless Hezbollah fire as 250 rockets fired at north, center
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Several people were wounded by rocket fire on Sunday as the Hezbollah terror group fired more than 250 rockets and drones at northern and central Israel in several salvos throughout the day, according to the military and medics.
In northern Israel, a man in his 60s was hit by shrapnel to the stomach while working in a field in the Kfar Blum area, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. He was seriously injured, and taken to Ziv Hospital in Safed for treatment.
In Haifa, two men in their fifties were lightly hurt by shrapnel during a rocket barrage on the northern port city, MDA said, and one other person was being treated for acute anxiety.
The barrage also caused damage to a residential building in the area.
Earlier on Sunday, a woman in her 50s was lightly injured by shrapnel following rocket fire on the Western Galilee at around 7:30 a.m.
The rocket impact also caused damage to a factory in the northern town of Ma’alot-Tarshiha.
The IDF said that some 30 rockets and drones were launched in the early morning attack, some of which were intercepted by air defenses.
The military said two of the drones were intercepted and “additional interception attempts were made,” but did not specify how many apparently crashed. It said the incident ended with no immediate reports of injuries as a result of the drones.
Minutes later, rocket sirens blared in cities and towns north of Tel Aviv, including in Netanya and Herzliya.
The IDF later said that six rockets had been fired toward the center of the country from Lebanon, five of which were intercepted by aerial defenses. The sixth rocket struck an open area, although there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
A second barrage of eight rockets was fired at central Israel at around 1:00 p.m., one of which impacted in the city of Petah Tikvah and another in the agricultural community of Rinatya.
Central Israel was again targeted in the evening with several missiles fired, some intercepted while others fell in open areas.
In the aftermath of the strike in Petah Tikva, Magen David Adom said it was treating a 70-year-old woman suffering from smoke inhalation due to a car that caught fire as a result of the impact. The woman was said to be in moderate condition.
Several other people were receiving treatment for acute anxiety and minor injuries sustained while running to shelter, medics said.
Heavy damage was also sustained to homes in Rinatya after a rocket struck there.
The owners of one of the houses were not home at the time, Channel 12 reported, as they were on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza in the south, which was one of the hardest-hit communities in the October 7 Hamas onslaught.
Relatives of the couple told the outlet that the home had no reinforced area and that the elderly couple would have not been able to shelter had they been home during the attack.
Most of the remaining rockets fired at the center of the country were intercepted, and the military said it was investigating possible damage caused by shrapnel following the interceptions...
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