Israel's North ablaze: Anti-tank missiles hits Metulla home, sirens sound

In the morning, a volley of rockets crossed from Lebanese territory into the area of Margaliot in the Upper Galilee.

IDF airstrikes target Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, June 2, 2024 (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

A house in Metulla was heavily damaged by two anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon Sunday evening, Kan News reported. 

Earlier, Israel Air Force (IAF) jets attacked a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area of Mis al-Jabal, southern Lebanon, the IDF announced shortly after hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded across northern Israel, including in Nahariya and Acre around 3 p.m.

The Fire Brigade of Division 91 and the IAF collaborated to target the facility, also killing a terrorist at the facility. After the attack, secondary explosions sounded, indicating the presence of numerous weapons in the warehouse. 

Several fires broke out in the Galilee during the afternoon strikes, according to the Fire and Rescue Authority. The IDF reported that these fires were the result of fifteen rockets landing in open areas. There were no casualties. 

"Fire fighting teams from the Galilee-Golan Heights station are working on several sites of fires due to strikes from the last barrage. Additional teams are on their way to the location," the Fire and Rescue Authority said in a statement shortly after the hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack

Rockets were also fired toward the north of Israel at several communities in the Upper Galilee, including in Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Hezbollah-affiliated al-Mayadeen. 

 Smoke is seen following rockets that were fired towards Israel from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, June 1, 2024.  (credit: REUTERS/Avi Ohayon)
Smoke is seen following rockets that were fired towards Israel from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, June 1, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/Avi Ohayon)

Hezbollah later claimed to target the headquarters of the 210th Golani Brigade in the Golan Heights with Katyusha rockets, al-Mayadeen reported.

In the morning, a volley of rockets crossed from Lebanese territory into the area of Margaliot in the Upper Galilee. All rockets were intercepted.

IAF jets attacked the Hezbollah military structure in Houla from which the rockets to Margaliot were launched in response. 

In total 124 sirens sounded across the north, Channel 12 reported. 


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Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.