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11 people were injured after Lebanese rockets shelled an Israeli city

11 people were injured after Lebanese rockets shelled an Israeli city

Health services reported that 11 people were injured in Saturday’s attack on an Israeli city in central Israel.

The dawn attack on Tira, which followed air raid sirens in central Israel, was one of several degrees fired from Lebanon early in the morning.

Many missiles were intercepted by Israeli air defenses, while others landed in uninhabited areas.

Magen David Adom emergency services said 11 people were injured by shrapnel and glass fragments in a direct hit on a building in Tira, a city populated mainly by Israeli Arabs.

Three of them are in a moderate condition, the others suffered minor injuries.

A man examines damage to his car after missiles fired from Lebanon hit a house in Tira
A man examines the damage to his car after missiles fired from Lebanon hit a house in Tira (Ariel Schalit/AP/PA)

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

The Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon claimed responsibility for firing rockets at the Israeli military unit 8200 base in Glilot on the outskirts of Tel Aviv and for an explosive drone attack on Palmachim air base in central Israel, saying they “hit the targets precisely.”

The Israeli military did not confirm whether any of the bases were targeted or hit.

Hezbollah said Saturday’s dawn rocket attack on Glilot was in retaliation for “massacres” committed by Israel.

The claim was likely linked to a strike in Tira, about 18 miles from Glilot.

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

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

Hezbollah also said its fighters fired salvos of rockets at towns in northern Israel, including Dalton, Yesud HaMa’ala and Bar Yohai.