A third interception was reported over the northern town of Metula on Monday evening, as Hezbollah took responsibility for the fire toward Israeli forces, according to the Metula council head and local media. The barrage comes less than 24 hours after the signing of the US-Iran agreement.
A third interception was reported over Metula at approximately 22:23 Monday evening, minutes after two earlier interceptions were confirmed by Metula Council Head David Azoulay (as The Zioneer reported at 22:07). All three events were logged at 21:41 Jerusalem in the desk's initial thread. Hezbollah's claim of responsibility for the fire toward Israeli forces—first noted in this thread at 21:41 Jerusalem—was now formally confirmed by the group, according to local reports.
This evening's activity is the latest in a sequence of cross-border exchanges from Lebanon. At 08:29 Sunday (The Zioneer), the IDF confirmed a Hezbollah strike hit Israeli territory. Earlier, at 10:08 Saturday, the IDF intercepted a drone from Lebanon near Metula, and at 20:33 Saturday, two Hezbollah drones entered Israeli airspace for the first time since a brief round with Iran the same week. The current barrage comes less than 24 hours after the US-Iran agreement was signed, a connection noted by the local outlet 0404.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, Metula Council Head David Azoulay has sharply criticized the government over ceasefire violations, saying '12 interceptions took place while children ran to shelters in pajamas.' On Wednesday June 3, Azoulay described rocket fire into agricultural land as 'intolerable' and preventing normal life. Separately, at 20:13 Sunday, The Zioneer reported that Israel struck a Hezbollah communications target in Beirut's Dahiyeh, with President Trump angered by Netanyahu's timing days before the US-Iran deal.
As of 22:24 Monday, the IDF has not announced a response to tonight's fire. No casualties or ground impacts have been reported.
5 developments
- StrongIDF intercepts drone from Lebanon as Metula mayor slams government over ceasefire violations
- StrongDrone interceptions reported over northern Israel's Metula
- DevelopingIDF Confirms Hezbollah Strike Hit Israeli Territory; Israeli Response in Beirut Weighed
- DevelopingFor second time in 24 hours, Hezbollah drone breaches northern Israel — intercepted
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