Emergency personnel work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)
JERUSALEM, May 5 (Xinhua) -- About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said.
The military confirmed in a statement that several rockets hit the city, triggering air raid sirens.
The police said rockets fell in several locations in Kiryat Shmona, causing power outages and property damage.
No injuries have been reported yet.
The incident was the latest in the cross-border fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that began on Oct. 8, 2023. ■
A damaged car is pictured at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)
Israeli security forces inspect the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)
A member of Israeli security forces reacts at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)
Emergency personnel work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)
Israeli security forces inspect the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)
People take cover near the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)
A man is pictured inside a damaged building after a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, May 5, 2024. About 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, damaging facilities and causing power outages in the city of Kiryat Shmona, Israeli sources said. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with dozens of rockets in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon without specifying the casualties. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)
