Sirens sounded in northern Israel on Friday evening, around 8:00 p.m. local time, following the firing of rockets and drones at the area from Lebanon. One UAV fell in Shlomi and ignited a small fire. A home was hit by shrapnel, and there were no injuries. A projectile also fell in Moshav Betzet, near residential houses. There was minor damage to property but no injuries. The Home Front Command said around 8:10 p.m. that the incident in northern Israel has concluded. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said, “Following the sirens that sounded over the past hour in northern Israel, three hostile UAVs were identified crossing from Lebanon into northern Israel and fell in the Western Galilee area. No injuries were reported.” Interceptors were launched toward the hostile aircraft. No interceptions were conducted, it added. “Furthermore, approximately 25 launches were identified that crossed from Lebanon toward the western Galilee and Galilee panhandle areas. No injuries were reported and damage was caused to a building in the western Galilee area. Israel Fire Services are currently operating to extinguish numerous fires that were ignited as a result of the attack,” said the IDF, adding that IDF artillery struck the sources of fire. Earlier, the IDF said that over the past few hours, the IAF struck terrorist infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah Aerial Unit in the area of Jabal Safi, north of Nabatieh. “Over the past few months, surface-to-air missiles were launched from the terrorist infrastructure toward IAF aircraft,” it added. Before that, a number of anti-tank projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon toward the Western Galilee area. No injuries were reported. IDF soldiers later in the day identified terrorists operating within a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Kfarkela in southern Lebanon. The IAF swiftly struck the structure and terrorists. Moreover, an additional Hezbollah military structure was struck in the area of Chihine in southern Lebanon. Throughout the day, IDF Artillery struck to remove a threat in the area of Naqoura, said the IDF. (Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)
