Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Israel, After Pre-Emptive IDF Airstrikes

Published on August 25, 2024

Hezbollah announced in a statement Sunday morning that it had begun its retaliation against Israel for killing its military commander, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut last month. Footage posted to social media showed Iron Dome missiles intercepting targets coming from Lebanon in Israel’s north. Local media reported rocket sirens across northern Israel, including Golan Heights’s Katzrin as well as in several Upper Galilee border communities. Drone sirens were also reported sounding in several Galilee towns. As the sirens rang in Israel, Hezbollah released another statement, saying that over the past hours, it had launched more than 320 rockets and several drones carrying explosives toward northern Israel. The terror group said the attacks targeted 11 military bases. It did not mention IDF airstrikes reported in Lebanon....