Hezbollah launches wave of strikes at northern Israel

Hezbollah targets several areas in northern Israel, launching a barrage of rockets on kibbutzim and towns near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. The town of Kiryat Shmona was targeted twice, first at 08:00 local time (06:00 BST / 05:00 GMT) and then again at 08:55. Other areas in northern Israel targeted by the Iran-backed Shia Muslim armed group include Metula, Kfar Giladi, Dovev, Shlomi, Metzuba, Ya'ara, Avdon, Kfar Vradim, Nahariya, and Shavei Zion. In an update on Telegram, Hezbollah say