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Hezbollah Rocket Barrage Hits Kiryat Shmona, Injures Three in Northern Israel

The strike highlights the spillover of Lebanon-based fire into civilian areas on Israel’s northern border.

Overview

  • Rockets fired by Hezbollah struck the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, causing injuries and property damage.
  • A direct hit near a parked bus injured three people, including a 50-year-old bus driver who was airlifted to Ziv Medical Center with serious wounds.
  • Rabbi Yigal Zippori, a local Chabad emissary, sustained minor injuries when shrapnel struck his car near the scene.
  • In an interview on Channel 14, Rabbi Zippori said a bus driver honked for him to move just before the blast and he later reported ringing in his ears and pain in his back or shoulder.
  • CrownHeights.info cited emergency responders for casualty details, and the incident tracks with a wider uptick in cross-border fire linked to the IranIsrael confrontation in recent weeks.