Galilee
Sirens sounded in the port city and surrounding areas, where damage was reported.
The main suspect planned a combined shooting and bombing attack on Jews praying at the graves of religious figures, authorities said.
The elite Hezbollah unit’s blueprint for assault on the Galilee was the model for the Hamas mass murder attack on the northwestern Negev.
The IDF was striking terror sites in Lebanon following the waves of attacks on Israeli communities.
The slain men were named as Maj. (res.) Nael Fwarsy and Sgt. Tomer Keren.
“An explosive UAV was identified falling adjacent to the community of Ya’ara.”
Two anti-tank missiles injured eight people and later a drone attack injured two others.
Sirens sounded in Tiberias and several other communities in the predawn darkness and again due to the possibility of falling shrapnel. No injuries were reported.
Over 9,000 Arad rifles have been procured for rapid response teams nationwide.
The Israeli prime minister called for a “change in the balance of forces on our northern border” amid daily attacks by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Fire crews were working to put out fires sparked by rocket impacts on open areas. No injuries were reported.
Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center said the 39-year-old reservist suffered a chest wound from missile shrapnel.
