Ballistic missile strikes Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah

Published October 21st, 2024 - 04:07 GMT
Ballistic missile strikes Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah
An Israeli Iron Dome defence missile system (bottom), designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is deployed in Gush Dan, the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, on November 17, 2012. AFP
Highlights
Yedioth Ahronoth reported an explosion in Greater Tel Aviv without any prior sirens.

ALBAWABA- A massive explosion has been reported in Tel Aviv, reverberating throughout the city. The Israeli army confirmed that a ballistic missile was fired toward the greater Tel Aviv area from Lebanon. 

Yedioth Ahronoth reported an explosion in Greater Tel Aviv without any prior sirens, while Israeli Army Radio noted a loud blast in the Gush Dan area, also without alerts.

In response to the escalating threat, sirens were activated in the Shtula area of Western Galilee and Manara and Margaliot in the Upper Galilee due to fears of rocket launches from Lebanon. 

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting the Israeli Kila barracks in the occupied Golan Heights with missiles.

Violent clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah forces have also been reported in the town of Markaba in southern Lebanon. 

The Lebanese Ministry of Health has stated that Israeli raids on the towns of Al-Kharayeb and Al-Babiliyah in the Sidon district resulted in the deaths of 10 people and injuries to 12 others. 

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