Israeli emergency and safety personnel deploy on the affect web site of a reported rocket fired from Lebanon, on the Horeshim interchange in central Israel on October 1, 2024. – Air raid sirens sounded in central Israel on October 1 and an AFP journalist heard explosions within the metropolis of Tel Aviv, with the navy saying projectiles had been fired from Lebanon. Police stated one projectile hit a highway close to the central city of Kfar Kassen, wounding a person who was struck by shrapnel and handled by emergency providers. (Photograph by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Lebanon stated an Israeli air strike on the Syrian border on Friday minimize off the primary worldwide highway linking the 2 international locations.
Coastal Lebanon shares a border with Israel, with which Hezbollah is at struggle, and Syria, the place tens of hundreds of individuals have taken refuge from the violence engulfing the nation.
Israel has stated Hezbollah makes use of the highway to convey weapons throughout the border from Syria, with which it’s allied.
“The highway that results in the primary humanitarian crossing for hundreds of Lebanese into Syria is now minimize off after an Israeli strike,” Transport Minister Ali Hamieh informed AFP.
The official Nationwide Information Company additionally reported the strike, saying that “enemy warplanes hit the Masnaa space”, because the crossing is understood, “chopping off the highway”.