One dead, dozens hurt as 100 Hezbollah rockets launched at northern Israel

A wave of more than 100 rockets from Lebanon battered northern Israel, killing one man in Nahariya and injuring many others.

By World Israel News Staff

A deadly barrage of Hezbollah rockets slammed into northern Israel on Thursday, leaving one man dead and dozens wounded as the Iran-backed terror group dramatically escalated its attacks.

According to the IDF, more than 100 rockets were launched throughout the day toward Israeli territory, in addition to dozens more fired at troops operating in southern Lebanon.

One of the strikes scored a direct hit in the coastal city of Nahariya, where emergency crews rushed to a chaotic and heavily damaged scene.

Magen David Adom teams initially found a man in his 30s in critical condition following the impact, but he was later pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, a man in his 50s, sustained severe shrapnel wounds and remains in serious condition.

In total, 14 people were physically injured in the strike, while an additional 11 individuals were treated for acute anxiety. All casualties were evacuated to nearby hospitals.

Israeli officials said there were at least three separate impact sites in the north, with damage reported to residential areas and infrastructure.

In Nahariya, multiple vehicles were set ablaze, while a home in Moshav Margaliot sustained light damage.

“I arrived at the scene within a few minutes and saw extensive destruction, smoke, shattered glass, and a lot of commotion,” said MDA paramedic Omri Gorga.

“We joined an MDA paramedic who was treating the injured man, a man about 50 years old who was lying on the floor with shrapnel in his limbs,” said MDA emergency medical technician Oshri Abutbul.

The attacks in the north came alongside continued Iranian missile fire on Israel.

Sirens sounded twice in central parts of the country later in the day following ballistic missile launches, though the IDF said both barrages were successfully intercepted, and no injuries were reported in those incidents.

Earlier in the day, however, falling fragments from Iranian cluster munitions caused injuries in several locations across central Israel.

At least six people were wounded, including a woman in her 40s in Tel Aviv who suffered shrapnel wounds to her upper body and was taken to Ichilov Hospital. A 26-year-old man was also lightly hurt in the Tel Aviv area.

Additional injuries were reported in Samaria, where shrapnel struck populated areas, and debris from interceptions fell as far north as the Technion campus in Haifa.

The latest wave of attacks underscores the growing intensity of fighting on multiple fronts, as Israel faces simultaneous threats from Hezbollah in the north and Iran’s expanding missile campaign.