Israeli police work at the area where a rocket landed in Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/Avi Ohayon)
The police announced that damage was caused to property. Officers and bomb disposal experts are examining debris sites and scanning for additional remnants.
Following a heavy barrage of 30 rockets from Hezbollah in Lebanon, one individual was killed, and two were reported as lightly wounded in Kiryat Shmona, Maariv reported. Additionally, damage was caused to property in the area.
The barrage was fired in response to attacks on southern Lebanon, Hezbollah stated.
Magen David Adom paramedics reported that they rescued the body of 25-year-old Zahar Bashara, from the Druze village of Ein Kaniya in the Golan Heights. Bashara was found without signs of life following a direct hit from one of the rockets, which Hezbollah took credit for. Bashara worked in Kiryat Shmona’s industrial sector. He was pronounced dead at the scene. MDA announced that the worker was not a resident of Kiryat Shmona.
The spokeswoman for Kiryat Shmona commented, “It is with great sorrow that we announce that the young man critically injured from the missile strike this morning on Kiryat Shmona has succumbed to his wounds. He was a 25-year-old resident of one of the settlements in the Golan Heights. Instructions for the residents of Kiryat Shmona who remain in the city are to stay in protected areas until further notice.”
Statement from the police
Israel Police released a statement on the incident, “The police are currently dealing with rocket debris near Kiryat Shmona.”
The police announced that damage was caused to property, and they had no information about casualties. “Officers and bomb disposal experts from the Northern District Police are currently isolating the debris sites and scanning for additional remnants to eliminate any further risk to the public.”
They also called on residents “to avoid approaching the sites, not to touch or handle any rocket debris that may contain explosive material, and to report immediately to the Israel Police’s 100 emergency hotline,” the police announced.
National Unity MK Gideon Sa’ar responded in a statement to the heavy barrage on Kiryat Shmona, “This morning’s heavy barrage on Kiryat Shmona is another reminder of the costs of war. In the middle of it all is the suffering of the evacuees and the collapse of businesses.
Another rocket hit a student dormitory building a few days before the renovation work would be finished. “Based on the current situation, it does not seem to me that the State of Israel and the IDF are taking steps that will guarantee a safe return to our homes,” Raz Malka told Walla. She is a student and a resident of Kiryat Shmona who has lived in Herzliya since the beginning of the war.
She continued, “We have been out of our homes for five months. We left the city because of the fear that what happened in the south would happen to us, but it seems that we will return home without Hezbollah’s capabilities being harmed and without being guaranteed security.”
Israel finds itself entangled in Gaza, Lebanon, the issue of returning hostages and navigating the complexities of the international stage. More of the same sluggish, predictable rhetoric, coupled with bombastic declarations, will not steer Israel away from the perilous course that does not lead to victory. What is urgently needed is a fresh strategic approach to warfare.”
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