Several wounded in Tulkarm after rockets target central and northern Israel in dual barrage

One projectile was identified and was intercepted by the Israel Air Force (IAF), the IDF said. 

 Emergency workers respond to a call about a direct hit in Haifa on November 24, 2024. (photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)
Emergency workers respond to a call about a direct hit in Haifa on November 24, 2024.
(photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)

Several people in the West Bank city of Tulkarm were reportedly wounded following the projectiles that were fired from Lebanon toward central and northern Israel on Sunday evening in a dual barrage, Army Radio reported. 

After the barrages, Magen David Adom (MDA) announced that there had been no reports of casualties and teams had been dispatched to scan various locations for wounded.

During the evening barrage in central Israel at approximately 6:00 p.m., one projectile was intercepted by the Israel Air Force (IAF), the IDF said. 

Additionally, during the barrage that targeted northern Israel, the IDF said that two projectiles that crossed into Israel landed in open areas. 

Earlier barrages

During a previous barrage on Sunday afternoon, the IDF struck a rocket launcher in Lebanon that fired projectiles toward Israel's Haifa area, Israel's military announced. 

Later, during another barrage, at 6:00 p.m., the IDF said that two projectiles that crossed into Israel from Lebanon landed in open areas. 

 Fire in Petah Tikva caused by shrapnel from a Hezbollah rocket. (credit: FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE)
Fire in Petah Tikva caused by shrapnel from a Hezbollah rocket. (credit: FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE)

This follows the IDF announcement that between 3:30 pm and 3:35, approximately 25 projectiles were identified as crossing into Israel from Lebanon following the sirens that sounded in the areas of Western Galilee, Upper Galilee, and Haifa area.

Additionally, the IDF noted that the sirens that sounded at approximately 3.45 p.m. in the Western Galilee area were determined to be a false identification. 

Israel has been targeted with rockets fired into the country since Sunday morning. According to an evening KAN News report, approximately 500 projectiles were used throughout the day.