Over 200 rockets were launched from Lebanon into northern and central Israel on Sunday (November 24), leaving damages and wounded in multiple sites, Israeli army and ambulance service MDA said.
In the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, heavy damage was left after a direct hit was made into a residential neighborhood. Six people were wounded, said MDA
In the northern Israeli town of Nahariya, firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to a site of a direct hit in a residential area.
In Haifa, Israel's third largest city, three injuries were reported at a site of a direct hit.
The conflict began when Hezbollah, Tehran's most important ally in the region, opened fire in solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas after it launched the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.
A U.S. mediator traveled to Lebanon and Israel this week in an effort to secure a ceasefire. The envoy, Amos Hochstein, indicated progress had been made after meetings in Beirut, before going to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz.
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