Reports are coming into WND of a possible rocket or rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said the army is currently looking into the reports.
“The IDF is aware that an explosion was heard in the area,” the spokesperson told WND. “Soldiers are currently searching the area. The reason for the explosion is being investigated.”
Residents in northern Israeli city of Metula report hearing explosions.
The reports follow explosions earlier Sunday from three rockets launched into a Hezbollah stronghold in the Shiite Muslim section of Beirut.
A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese residents and security sources said, but it was not clear where the rocket landed and there were no immediate reports of damage inside Israel.
The rocket launch could be heard from the Lebanese town of Marjayoun, about 10 km (six miles) from the Israeli border. The IDF Spokesperson said residents of the northern Israeli town of Metula reported hearing an explosion.
The head of the Metula Regional Council, Herzl Boker, toldMaariv that residents heard a projectile shriek past falling south of Metula.
"We haven't opened the bomb shelters, but we are ready," he said.
The IDF has launched a search of the area for a potential rocket blast site, though none has been found so far.
The rocket launch could be heard from the Lebanese town of Marjayoun, about 10 km (six miles) from the Israeli border. The IDF Spokesperson said residents of the northern Israeli town of Metula reported hearing an explosion.
The head of the Metula Regional Council, Herzl Boker, toldMaariv that residents heard a projectile shriek past falling south of Metula.
"We haven't opened the bomb shelters, but we are ready," he said.
The IDF has launched a search of the area for a potential rocket blast site, though none has been found so far.
"An explosion was heard. Soldiers are searching the area. The cause is still being investigated," an Israeli military spokeswoman said. A second Israeli military source said the explosion was probably caused by a mortar.
The incident came amid heightened tensions in the region over Syria's civil war. Damascus has said it will respond to Israeli air strikes earlier this month against suspected Iranian missiles in Syria destined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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