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Hezbollah rockets hit Kiryat Shmona area and Galilee Panhandle — sirens across northern Israel
·Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel / Galilee Panhandle
Hezbollah fired a rocket barrage at Kiryat Shmona and multiple towns in the Galilee Panhandle in the early hours of Day 17, triggering air raid sirens across the northern Israel border zone. The Times of Israel reported the attack on its March 16 liveblog. The barrage follows IDF overnight strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut earlier in the night.
Hezbollah launched a rocket barrage targeting Kiryat Shmona and other towns in the Galilee Panhandle in northern Israel in the early hours of Day 17, the Times of Israel reported on its March 16 liveblog. Air raid sirens sounded across the affected communities as the barrage came in from Lebanon.
Kiryat Shmona, Israel's northernmost major city, has been a primary Hezbollah target throughout the conflict. The attack follows IDF overnight strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut and earlier rocket fire toward Manara on Day 16/17 overnight. The dual-front pattern — Israel striking Hezbollah infrastructure while Hezbollah rockets northern Israeli communities — continues at sustained tempo despite Israeli officials indicating Lebanon ceasefire talks are expected within days.
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Hezbollah claimed responsibility for rocket fire targeting Kiryat Shmona and the Galilee Panhandle as part of its ongoing support for Iran.
IDF confirmed rocket sirens activated in Kiryat Shmona area and multiple Galilee Panhandle communities amid Hezbollah barrage from Lebanon.
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