Hezbollah said it had targeted the Israeli naval base in Ashdod in the south of the country for the first time and had carried out an attack on a military target in Tel Aviv using so-called advanced rockets.
Israel’s emergency services said three people were wounded in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, after rockets were fired from Lebanon.
The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the attacks, but had previously reported air raid sirens in central and northern parts of the country. The military intercepted several of the approximately 55 missiles fired towards northern Israel.
The attacks followed an Israeli strike in central Beirut the day before, killing at least 20 people and wounding 66, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the Israeli attack as a blow to ceasefire efforts, calling it a “bloody message” against diplomatic initiatives.
EU High Representative Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for the withdrawal of Israeli and Hezbollah forces from southern Lebanon. The EU is ready to allocate 200 million euros to support the Lebanese army, which would take control of the area with the presence of UN peacekeepers.
The Lebanese army said that one soldier was killed and 18 were wounded in an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon. Since the start of the Israeli offensive on Lebanon, more than 40 Lebanese soldiers have been killed.
According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli attacks have so far killed more than 3,500 people and displaced about 1.2 million residents. On the Israeli side, 90 soldiers and 50 civilians have been killed, while 60,000 Israelis have left the north of the country since October 2023, Klix.ba writes.
