The ballistic missile launched by Hezbollah on Wednesday morning “is the first time ever a Hezbollah missile reached the Tel Aviv area,” an Israeli army spokesman has told news agency AFP.
The Lebanese armed group says it was targeting Israeli intelligence headquarters, which is near Tel Aviv. The missile was intercepted by Israel, which reported no casualties or injuries.
In a statement, Hezbollah has said it launched a ballistic missile towards Tel Aviv at 6:30am today – in support of the “valiant and honourable resistance” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and “in defence of Lebanon and its people”.
The spokesperson said they had targeted the headquarters of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, claiming it is “responsible for assassinating leaders and blowing up pagers and wireless devices.”
Israel continued its attacks on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, amid calls for restraint from world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Lebanon’s health ministry reported that six more people were killed overnight. That’s pushed the total death toll to more than 560, including 50 children, since Israeli strikes began on Monday.
