Sirens sound across northern Israel as massive infiltration of hostile aircraft is suspected
Sirens sounded across northern Israel, including in settlements along the Lebanese border, the Upper and Lower Galilee, the Golan Heights, the Sea of Galilee, Beit Shean and Haifa on Wednesday evening.
There were no reports of injuries, damage or the landing of hostile soldiers, which was initially feared.
Some local media reported that Hezbollah fighters had infiltrated on paragliders, like Hamas did on Saturday.
The army suspected an infiltration of hostile aircraft and ordered the residents to enter their bunkers.
WHile the details of the incident are not clear, IDF released a statement stating:
"Following reports regarding an infiltration from Lebanon into Israeli air space, no impacts were identified in Israeli territory. IAF aircraft and IDF soldiers are conducting searches. More details to follow. We ask residents to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command and act accordingly."
Sirens sounded in the Moshav Kerem Maharal, south of Haifa, as Hamas claimed to have fired a long-range rocket of the type R160 at Haifa, according to Channel 12 news.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
