Hezbollah attacks Israeli military base near Haifa, reports casualties

"In retaliation for the attacks on civilians and the massacres committed by the Zionist enemy, the Islamic Resistance launched a barrage of 'Fadi 1' missiles at the Carmel base south of Haifa on Sunday evening," the statement said.

Jerusalem: Hezbollah attacked an Israeli military base near the northern city of Haifa Sunday night, causing casualties, the group said in a statement.

“In response to the targeting of civilians and the massacres committed by the Zionist enemy, the Islamic Resistance launched on Sunday evening a salvo of ‘Fadi 1’ missiles at the Carmel base south of Haifa,” said the statement.

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“The Islamic Resistance will remain ready to defend Lebanon and its proud, oppressed people and will not hesitate to do its duty to deter the enemy from its arrogance and aggression,” it added.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said that following the sirens that sounded late Sunday in the upper Galilee area, approximately 15 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon. Some of the projectiles were intercepted and others were identified as falling in the area, Xinhua news agency reported.

Several casualties were reported due to rocket strikes in the city of Haifa and Tiberias, Israeli media reported.

According to Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency pre-hospital medical and blood services organization, one person was injured as a result of a rocket impact in Tiberias following a barrage launched from Lebanon.

Meanwhile, at least eight people were reportedly evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa for medical treatment following the rocket attack.

Since September 23, the Israeli army has been conducting an intensive attack on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah.