Hizbullah continued to target the Haifa area throughout the day. One of the Katyusha rockets fell near the Haifa train depot repair facility, where eight people were killed Sunday morning when rockets scored a direct hit on the depot. A second missile caused a fire in an open field.
Six rockets slammed into the northern coastal city in the first attack of the day, landing near the train depot repair facility and in the industrial area. According to Haifa police, however, the rockets used on Tuesday were of a different model and smaller in diameter than those used in earlier attacks. Other rockets fell into open areas. No injuries were reported.
Haifa was bombarded for the first time last Friday with long-range Syrian-made 220 mm missiles. The train depot took a direct hit during that initial attack. Eight people were killed and at least 17 wounded.
A second barrage hit the city on Monday. At least 10 missiles injured 11 people in the seaside neighborhood of Bat Galim when a building took a direct hit and collapsed from the impact.
Haifa University set up a hotline for students who are suffering from anxiety and other stress-related problems. The number is: 04-824-9334
Firefighters, police officers, regional authorities and IDF Home Front command units participated in a refresher course on operational procedures for attacks on petrochemical facilities.
Meanwhile, the Israel Navy Department of Armaments and the Defense Ministry’s Weapons Development Authority began on Monday to consider bringing guided missile ships equipped with the Barak anti-missile system to Haifa Bay.
The Barak system, guided by land-based radar, would target advanced Fajar and Katyusha rockets. The radar system includes Green Pine, the radar used with the Arrow anti-missile batteries.
Six rockets slammed into the northern coastal city in the first attack of the day, landing near the train depot repair facility and in the industrial area. According to Haifa police, however, the rockets used on Tuesday were of a different model and smaller in diameter than those used in earlier attacks. Other rockets fell into open areas. No injuries were reported.
Haifa was bombarded for the first time last Friday with long-range Syrian-made 220 mm missiles. The train depot took a direct hit during that initial attack. Eight people were killed and at least 17 wounded.
A second barrage hit the city on Monday. At least 10 missiles injured 11 people in the seaside neighborhood of Bat Galim when a building took a direct hit and collapsed from the impact.
Haifa University set up a hotline for students who are suffering from anxiety and other stress-related problems. The number is: 04-824-9334
Firefighters, police officers, regional authorities and IDF Home Front command units participated in a refresher course on operational procedures for attacks on petrochemical facilities.
Meanwhile, the Israel Navy Department of Armaments and the Defense Ministry’s Weapons Development Authority began on Monday to consider bringing guided missile ships equipped with the Barak anti-missile system to Haifa Bay.
The Barak system, guided by land-based radar, would target advanced Fajar and Katyusha rockets. The radar system includes Green Pine, the radar used with the Arrow anti-missile batteries.