Four rockets fired at northern Israel
Three projectiles fall in fields, a fourth downed by Iron Dome; some residents treated for shock; northerners asked to remain in bomb shelters
Several rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The red alert siren sounded in the cities of Nahariya, Acre, and Kiryat Shmona, and residents reported hearing explosions.
Three of the rockets fell in a field near the Nahariya.
An Israeli Iron Dome battery intercepted one rocket, Channel 2 reported.
Several residents were treated for shock.
Lebanese media reported that two volleys of rockets had been fired from a Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre into Israel.
A resident of Kibbutz Evron, near Nahariya, told Ynet that the alarm sounded only after “two booms” were heard, and that the residents quickly moved into bomb shelters.
There were reports Wednesday in Lebanon that Israeli helicopters had circled in southern Lebanon.
The army said it was looking into the incident and called on northern residents to remain in bomb shelters.
Israel last week deployed a sixth Iron Dome battery north of Tel Aviv, with an eye to the missile threat from the north.
The anti-missile system is a keystone in Israel’s air defense array and successfully intercepted hundreds of short- and medium-range missiles shot at Israeli cities during a brief round of fighting with Gaza in November.
