Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel following Iranian attack; more IDF soldiers on the ground in Lebanon
'On the eve of the holiday, the IDF is operating and striking on all fronts,' said the IDF's chief of general staff ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year
by National Post Staff · National PostAfter Israel was bombarded with more than 180 ballistic missiles from Iran on Tuesday, an attack on the country continued Wednesday morning with rockets being fired from Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah.
No injuries from the latest barrage of rockets have been reported, according to the Jewish News Syndicate and the Times of Israel. The publications reported that the rockets were fired toward the Western Galilee and Haifa Bay area.
On Wednesday morning, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the Israel Defense Forces Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi released a statement about the Iranian attack and the military’s next steps.
“On the eve of the holiday, the IDF is operating and striking on all fronts,” he said.
“IDF soldiers will mark the holiday in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Judea and Samaria, and on all the borders, with reinforced forces and heightened readiness.”
Also on Wednesday, the IDF released the names of those killed “during combat against Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon” in a post on X.