The IDF said sirens in Metula and Misgav Am this morning were triggered by two rockets that fell in southern Lebanon, not fired toward Israeli territory. No launches crossed into Israel. No casualties reported.
Sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee communities of Metula and Misgav Am at around 05:30 Jerusalem. According to the IDF, the alerts were triggered by two rockets that impacted in southern Lebanon, within an area where Israeli forces operate. The military stressed that no launches crossed into Israeli territory and that the sirens reflected the trajectory and risk assessment rather than an incoming strike.
The IDF confirmation, issued after 05:30, arrives after a rapid sequence of reports this morning. At 05:32, The Zioneer reported initial alerts with Hezbollah claiming an attack toward Metulla. A further siren activation was noted at 05:35 following fresh launches from Lebanon, per Israeli media. The military's clarification that the rockets fell inside Lebanon—without crossing into Israel—resolves the ambiguity of the earlier Hezbollah claim and the media reports of launches, indicating the alerts were triggered by impacts within the southern Lebanon operational zone rather than an attempted strike on Israeli territory.
This incident follows a pattern documented by The Zioneer over the past week, in which launches or impacts in the southern Lebanon operational zone have repeatedly activated alerts in adjacent Israeli communities. Earlier this week, similar sirens in the same area were linked to a drone impact in southern Lebanon (June 6) and an interceptor launch without an alert (June 5). On June 8, the IDF confirmed a launch from Lebanon had fallen near its forces in southern Lebanon. The IDF has not reported casualties or damage in this morning's event.
It remains unclear which group fired the two rockets that fell in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah's earlier claim of an attack toward Metulla has not been reconciled with the IDF's account that no launches crossed into Israel, leaving the nature of the group's fire a question open for further reporting.
4 developments
- DevelopingIDF: Impact in southern Lebanon, no launches toward Israel
- ConfirmedIDF: suspicious aerial target falls in southern Lebanon, incident concluded without casualties
- ConfirmedIDF: Launch from Lebanon falls near forces in southern Lebanon, no casualties
- DevelopingHezbollah claims rocket fire at IDF forces in southern Lebanon
Source and signal
- Internal intake