Israel closed schools along its northern border and moved a hospital underground as Hezbollah launched barrages of rocket and drone fire at northern Israel. The military’s Home Front Command announced that schools in the border communities would close on Sunday and Monday, while outdoor gatherings would be limited to 50 people. Beaches in northern Israel are also closed. Israel’s Ministry of Health also announced that the Galilee Medical Center in the northern city of Nahariya would shift its operations to its protected underground complex. The hospital is approximately six miles from the Israel-Lebanon border. Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts incoming projectiles over southern Lebanon as seen from the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on Friday. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images On at least 15 different occasions on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had detected projectiles launched from Lebanon into northern Israel. Many of the projectiles were intercepted, the IDF said, while others landed in open areas. The IDF warned on Saturday afternoon that there could be an increase in fire toward northern Israel “following the advancement of IDF operations in southern Lebanon.” Hezbollah claimed 24 attacks on Israeli targets on Saturday, marking an uptick in activity. Eight of the attacks were inside Israel, Hezbollah said, using rockets and explosive drones, while 16 targeted areas in southern Lebanon. The post Israel closes schools in the north, moves hospital underground as Hezbollah fire continues appeared first on Egypt Independent.
