The Israeli army stated on Telegram that it identified three projectiles fired from Lebanon toward central Israel and intercepted several.Image Credit: AFP

Gaza war: Strike on central Israel wounds 19

Seven people were taken to hospital with moderate or mild wounds

by · Gulf News

A missile strike in Israel's Sharon area wounded 19 people, police said early Saturday, after the army reported three projectiles were fired from Lebanon into central Israel.

All 19, four of whom were "in moderate condition", were taken to hospitals for treatment, the Israeli police added.

Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical service earlier said that several people had been wounded in a strike on the central city of Tira, including "a male around 20 with shrapnel injuries".

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The MDA also shared a picture and video that showed a badly damaged building cordoned off while emergency responders swarmed the street.

A video published by the Israeli military radio station Galatz on X showed a large explosion.

The Israeli army said on Telegram that it had identified three projectiles fired from Lebanon towards the centre of Israel and intercepted several of them.

Tira, a predominantly Arab town, is located around 25 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of Tel Aviv, near the border with the occupied West Bank.

The war that has been raging in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been carrying out massive air strikes against Hezbollah, an ally of Palestinian group Hamas.

According to Israeli official figures, at least 63 people have been killed on the Israeli side since cross-border exchanges with Hezbollah erupted in October last year following Hamas's deadly attack on Israel.

On Thursday, rocket fire from Lebanon killed seven people in Metula, northern Israel, including four Thai farmers.

Hamas's October attack on Israel resulted in 1,206 deaths, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.

Israel's response has led to the deaths of 43,163 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory's health ministry considered reliable by the United Nations.