Two UAVs were fired from Lebanon towards central Israel on Friday evening, as Israelis were observing the fast of Yom Kippur, triggering sirens in the city of Herzliya and nearby areas shortly before 10:00 p.m.
One of the UAVs was intercepted by the IDF, but the second one directly hit a nursing home in Herzliya.
Local residents reported hearing explosions. Power outages were also reported in several neighborhoods of Herzliya.
There were no physical injuries.
Footage posted to social media showed a UAV as it passed through the city.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that “two UAVs were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. The UAVs were monitored from the moment in which they crossed the Lebanese border. The IAF successfully intercepted one UAV.”
“At this time, damage was caused to a building in Herzliya. No injuries are currently reported. The incident is under review,” it added.
The Home Front Command stated that the incident has concluded.
The UAV attack on Herzliya came hours after Hezbollah terrorists fired 100 rockets towards northern Israel just before the start of Yom Kippur.
At 5:21 p.m., sirens were sounded throughout the Galilee. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that approximately 80 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Some of the projectiles were intercepted. Fallen projectiles were identified.
Sirens then sounded between 5:45 p.m. and 5:47 p.m. in the Upper Galilee area. The IDF later said that approximately 20 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
Some of the projectiles were intercepted. Fallen projectiles were identified in the area.
On Friday morning, sirens warning of an infiltration of a hostile aircraft were sounded in Ashkelon and the surrounding area.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that the IAF successfully intercepted a UAV that crossed into Israeli territory.
Magen David Adom reported that no calls were received about injuries, except for cases of people who suffered from anxiety and of people who were injured while making their way to shelter.
On Wednesday evening, a UAV which was fired towards Eilat was successfully intercepted by the IDF.
The pro-Iranian militias in Iraq claimed responsibility for the firing, claiming they "fired a UAV at a 'vital target' in Eilat."
Early Wednesday morning, shortly before 3:00 a.m., the IAF intercepted a UAV that was fired from the east.
(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Yom Kippur in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)