JERUSALEM/BEIRUT – Air raid sirens sounded across Tel Aviv and northern Israel Tuesday night as Hezbollah fired three rockets from Lebanon, with explosions reported in the central region, Israeli sources said.
Residents in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area reported hearing loud blasts.
The Israeli military confirmed that “several” projectiles crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon. The “majority of the projectiles were intercepted,” the military said, while one additional projectile landed in an open area.
Emergency responders are assessing reported impact sites for casualties and damage, Magen David Adom emergency service said.
The ongoing exchange of fire comes as Israel fights on two main fronts: Lebanon and Iran. Both conflicts were triggered by Saturday’s joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, leading to a rapid escalation across the Middle East.
There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Lebanese disaster management authorities reported on Tuesday that 58,064 people have been internally displaced across Lebanon amid escalating hostilities with Israel.
According to the official figures, the total number of displaced families in the country has reached 12,539.
The authorities said that from dawn on Monday until Tuesday afternoon, at least 40 people were killed and 246 others injured as cross-border violence intensified.
Tensions between Lebanon and Israel have escalated in recent days, with intensified airstrikes and exchanges of fire along the border, leading to mounting casualties, widespread displacement, and growing pressure on emergency response systems.
Hezbollah said Tuesday evening that it has launched a rocket attack on an Israeli naval base in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, describing the move as a response to ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese territory.
In a statement, the group said its fighters targeted the naval base with a salvo of what it described as advanced rockets.
Hezbollah said that the attack was carried out in retaliation for what it called “criminal Israeli aggression” that has struck dozens of Lebanese cities and towns, including Beirut’s southern suburbs.