Hezbollah Fired About 320 Projectiles Into Israel – Army

In a separate statement, the military said two projectiles were also identified crossing from northern Gaza.

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated October 12, 2024

The remains of projectiles intercepted by Israeli air defence systems fall into the Mediterranean Sea at Haifa Bay in northern Israel, on October 10, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Jack Guez / AFP)

The Israeli military said that Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired about 320 projectiles from Lebanon into Israel over Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day which ended at nightfall Saturday.

“Throughout the weekend of Yom Kippur, approximately 320 projectiles that were fired by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation crossed from Lebanon into Israel,” the military said in a statement.

In a separate statement, the military said two projectiles were also identified crossing from northern Gaza, where Israel is fighting Palestinian militants, towards the city of Ashkelon but fell in an upopulated area.

AFP