Fadya Juma, 60, and her daughters Samira, 33, and Sultana, 31 were killed when their home in the Arab-Israeli village of Arab-al-Aramshe suffered a direct rocket hit just after 4:00 PM. Members of the village, located near Shlomi in western Israel near the Lebanese border, mourned the loss of the three family members.
Some 170 rockets were fired at northern Israel during the day on Saturday, landing in Kiryat Shmona, Safed, Nahariya, the Tiberias area, Shlomi, and Maalot. During the heaviest bombardment, 120-130 rockets fell between 4:00 and 5:30 PM.
Security sources confirmed that long-range rockets were launched and hit Israel in the Hadera area on Friday.
Two people sustained light injuries in Kiryat Shmona, and an ammonia leak was reported after a rocket hit a factory in the city's industrial zone. Authorities cautioned residents to stay clear of the area while they determined the extent of the leak and whether it would be harmful to the public.
In the Haifa area the rocket barrage lightly wounded eight people, while 16 others suffered from shock. An 85-year-old woman from Kiryat Ata went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead after her arrival at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. The woman had reportedly run to a nearby shelter while the air raid siren sounded and suffered the heart attack while returning to her apartment.
A fire broke out after a rocket directly hit a residential building in Haifa. Industrial buildings and cars in the area were also hit, and the rocket attack caused a temporary disruption to the electrical power supply in the Haifa area.
Two buildings in Maalot and one in Nahariya were hit by katyushas. Fires were reported in both cities, as well as in the Golan Heights. Alarms went off in cities throughout northern Israel including Safed, Rosh Pina, Nazareth, Afula, Haifa, Acco and Carmiel.
Some 170 rockets were fired at northern Israel during the day on Saturday, landing in Kiryat Shmona, Safed, Nahariya, the Tiberias area, Shlomi, and Maalot. During the heaviest bombardment, 120-130 rockets fell between 4:00 and 5:30 PM.
Security sources confirmed that long-range rockets were launched and hit Israel in the Hadera area on Friday.
Two people sustained light injuries in Kiryat Shmona, and an ammonia leak was reported after a rocket hit a factory in the city's industrial zone. Authorities cautioned residents to stay clear of the area while they determined the extent of the leak and whether it would be harmful to the public.
In the Haifa area the rocket barrage lightly wounded eight people, while 16 others suffered from shock. An 85-year-old woman from Kiryat Ata went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead after her arrival at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. The woman had reportedly run to a nearby shelter while the air raid siren sounded and suffered the heart attack while returning to her apartment.
A fire broke out after a rocket directly hit a residential building in Haifa. Industrial buildings and cars in the area were also hit, and the rocket attack caused a temporary disruption to the electrical power supply in the Haifa area.
Two buildings in Maalot and one in Nahariya were hit by katyushas. Fires were reported in both cities, as well as in the Golan Heights. Alarms went off in cities throughout northern Israel including Safed, Rosh Pina, Nazareth, Afula, Haifa, Acco and Carmiel.