Hezbollah's 165 rockets hit Israel, many injured, vehicles damaged

A series of rocket barrages from Lebanon struck northern Israel's Haifa on Monday, leaving a total of seven people wounded, including a toddler. The attacks were marked as the one of deadliest strikes to hit Israel since its military invaded southern Lebanon. According to The Times of Israel, over 165 rockets were fired at northern Israel by Hezbollah. 

Israel Defense Forces on its official X handle confirmed the attack. It posted a video clip in which a few cars are seen burning in flames with the caption - " #Northern_Israel_Is_Under_Attack We will continue to defend our civilians against Hezbollah’s



aggression."

The fresh attacks by Hezbollah came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time admitted that Israel was behind the pager and walkie-talkie attacks on Hezbollah leaders in September that left at least 39 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. “The pager operation and the elimination of (Hezbollah leader Hassan) Nasrallah were carried out despite the opposition of senior officials in the defence establishment and those responsible for them in the political echelon,” The Times of Israel newspaper quoted Netanyahu as saying. Netanyahu's remarks came during Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, according to Hebrew media reports.