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11 people were injured as Lebanese rockets hit an Israeli city

11 people were injured as Lebanese rockets hit an Israeli city

The attack on the central Israeli city on Saturday injured 11 people, health officials said.

The pre-dawn strike on Tire, which followed air raid sirens over central Israel, was one of several attacks fired from Lebanon earlier in the day.

Many of the shells were intercepted by Israeli air defenses, while others fell in deserted areas.

The Magen David Adom emergency service said 11 people were injured by shrapnel and glass shards when a building was hit directly in Tire, a predominantly Israeli-Arab city.

Three of them were in moderate condition, the rest received minor injuries.

A man inspects the damage to his car after shells fired from Lebanon hit a house in Tyre.
A man inspects the damage to his car after shells fired from Lebanon hit a house in Tire (Ariel Shalit/AP/PA)

The footage shows extensive damage to the roof and top floor of the three-story building, as well as to the cars below.

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the Israeli military’s Unit 8200 base in Glilot on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, as well as an attack on Israel’s central Palmachim air base using explosive drones, saying they had “achieved accurate hits on targets.”

The Israeli military has not confirmed whether any base was targeted or targeted.

Hezbollah said the rocket attack on Glilot at dawn on Saturday was in response to “massacres” carried out by Israel.

This statement was probably related to the attack on Tyra, which is located about 11 miles from Glilot.

Tamar Abdel Hai, a Tira resident, said the attack was frightening.

“I call on all the leaders of the Arab world and the leaders of Israel, as well as everyone who can help end this war. That’s enough,” he said.

Hezbollah also said its fighters fired rockets at northern Israeli towns including Dalton, Yesud HaMaala and Bar Yohai.