The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted five rockets fired Sunday morning into the north of the country, the army press service reported. "After sirens sounded between 8.59 and 9.01 (coinciding with Moscow time - ed.) in the areas of the Upper Galilee, Central Galilee, Western Galilee, Haifa Bay and Carmel, about five projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory were detected and successfully intercepted,” the statement said.
Israel has been conducting a ground operation against Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon since October 1 and continues aerial bombing of the neighboring country, where more than 2 thousand people have already been killed, including leaders of the Shiite movement, and more than a million people have become refugees. Despite losses, including in command personnel, Hezbollah is conducting ground battles and does not stop rocket attacks on Israeli territory.
The main goal of the military campaign in Israel is to create conditions for the return of 60 thousand residents of the north who were evacuated due to the shelling launched by Hezbollah a year ago in support of the Palestinian movement Hamas.
