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Hezbollah rocket barrage targets Kiryat Shmona area — sirens across northern border
·Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel
Sirens in Kiryat Shmona and nearby northern border towns in rocket attack from Lebanon. No immediate injuries. Hezbollah has targeted the area with numerous barrages since March 1. IDF continues to strike Lebanese launchers — over 70 destroyed today — but Hezbollah adapting to guerrilla tactics and deeper launch positions.
Air raid sirens sounded in the northern Israeli border city of Kiryat Shmona and nearby towns in a rocket attack from Lebanon. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Hezbollah has targeted Kiryat Shmona with numerous rocket barrages since hostilities escalated on March 1. The persistent rocket fire continues despite the IDF reporting it has struck and destroyed over 70 primed Hezbollah rocket launchers since fighting resumed. Hezbollah has adapted to this pressure by returning to guerrilla tactics: operating in smaller units, avoiding electronic communications, firing from deeper positions further into Lebanon, and rationing anti-tank rockets. The Kiryat Shmona area sits on the northern border and was evacuated during the 2024 Hezbollah campaign — the city's return to fire demonstrates Hezbollah's continued ability to threaten northern Israeli communities. IDF is operating in the area with evacuation warnings issued for Tyre and Sidon further north, suggesting a possible ground incursion aimed at establishing a buffer zone.
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