dpa
Tel Aviv
The Israeli army reported on Tuesday it has intensified its ground offensive in southern Lebanon, while the Islamist Hezbollah militia said it launched numerous missiles targetting northern Israel.
The salvo was fired at various targets in northern Israel, the Iranian-backed militia said in a statement. The Israeli army said air raid alerts had been issued in several locations near the border with Lebanon.
About 135 rockets targeted the Galilee region of Israel and Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, however, most of them were intercepted, the army said. Some missiles also hit the suburbs of Haifa, it said.
The Times of Israel described it as the biggest rocket attack on the port city since Hezbollah began firing at northern Israel a year ago.
A woman was slightly injured by shrapnel, the Magen David Adom rescue service wrote on the X platform.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it deployed a fourth division in southern Lebanon in its fight against Hezbollah. A division is a large military unit composed of several brigades and typically includes thousands of soldiers.
Reports indicate that three other Israeli divisions are currently deployed in the central and eastern sectors of the front.
Hezbollah has been launching attacks on Israel for the past year, claiming it is acting "in solidarity” with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The regular exchanges of fire have cost lives on both sides.
Israel’s current objective is to push the militia away from the border, allowing approximately 60,000 evacuated Israelis to return to their homes.
Another top Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut attack The Israeli Air Force said Tuesday morning that it killed another high-ranking Hezbollah commander in an attack in Beirut.
It said Suhail Hussein Husseini died in a targeted attack on Monday.
"Husseini played a crucial role in weapon transfers between Iran and Hezbollah,” the military said.
He was also reportedly responsible for distributing advanced weapons among units of the Shiite group and "for the budgeting and logistical management of Hezbollah’s most sensitive projects.”