On Yom Kippur, Hezbollah drones hit nursing home, power plant in Israel's Herzliya
The Israeli military, which confirmed that two aerial drones had been detected crossing from Lebanese territory, said one of them was successfully intercepted and that there had been damage to a building in Herzliya, but no known casualties.
As Jews in Israel mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, there is no let-up in the violence that has engulfed the region for more than a year. Israel, which went into a cautious shutdown late on Friday for the day-long fasting and prayers on Yom Kippur, was hit by at least two suspected Hezbollah drones.
#BREAKING: During the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people - Yom Kippur, Hezbollah terrorists launched two drones from Lebanon towards central Israel.
¡ª Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 11, 2024
A nursing home in Herzliya was damaged; no casualties were reported. pic.twitter.com/v3ChJSMr0I
One drone intercepted: IDF
A nursing home and an industrial power plant in the city of Herzliya, located 15 km from Tel Aviv, were reportedly hit by the drones. The Israeli military, which confirmed that two aerial drones had been detected crossing from Lebanese territory, said one of them was successfully intercepted and that there had been damage to a building in Herzliya, but no known casualties.
IDF: As of 23:00, approximately 230 projectiles that were fired by the Hezbollah crossed from Lebanon into Israel today (Friday, October 11th).
¡ª dan linnaeus (@DanLinnaeus) October 11, 2024
Below: a drone strike interception resulted in a senior home in the Herzliya area being hit and damaged my falling shrapnel. No¡ pic.twitter.com/B7EKsxrIee
Images and videos posted on social media showed plumes of smoke rising from a building that was hit by the drone.
??A drone, launched by #Hezbollah in #Lebanon or possibly the #Houthis in #Yemen, violated #Israeli airspace over Tel Aviv, #Israel; one impact was reported near the town on #Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/TOxuQ7gtOm
¡ª Kamal Korkees (@KorkeesM) October 11, 2024
Israel airstrike in Lebanon
Earlier on Friday, the Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah militants and rocket launchers in southern Lebanon. Officials in Lebanon said at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the airstrikes in an area that has several foreign embassies and had been largely untouched by the fighting until now.
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Why Israel is hitting Lebanon
Lebanon, particularly South Lebanon and the capital Beirut, are strongholds of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia militant outfit that has been at war with Israel for decades.
Since September, Israel has stepped up its offensive against Hezbollah targets, including its top leadership and its vast cache of ammunition.
Also read: What is Shebaa Farms, and how its occupation by Israel is intertwined with Hezbollah's existence?
Lebanon caught in a war it is not involved
Israel has also launched air and ground strikes in Lebanon, plunging the impoverished country into near-total financial collapse, even when the war is not against the Lebanese state and its army is not involved.
Also read: How Lebanon, once a Christian country, became the battleground for Israel and Palestine
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PM appeals for demilitarisation
On Friday, Lebanon¡¯s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, urged the two countries to demilitarise the 120 km border as mandated by the UN-brokered deal that ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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