Hezbollah launches heavy rocket barrage on northern Israel amid ongoing conflict
Hezbollah launched a significant rocket barrage targeting northern Israel, including the cities of Haifa and the Krayot region, marking one of the most intense shelling events since the conflict's escalation. Israeli media reported that around 100 rockets were fired from border sites, areas previously claimed to be under Israeli control. The strike resulted in direct casualties in the Krayot area, with reports of at least three people wounded in Bi’ina. Emergency services were quickly deployed to the region.
The attack also affected other parts of northern Israel, including Haifa, Kiryat Bialik, and Kiryat Ata. Sirens were heard across Haifa, the Krayot, and the surrounding industrial zones, signaling a significant escalation in the violence. Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav described the scale of the attack as one of the largest since Hezbollah began shelling northern Israel on October 8.
In a shift to higher-grade weaponry, Hezbollah launched two ballistic missiles as part of the assault. The group took responsibility for the attack, claiming they targeted a training base for the Israeli Paratroopers Brigade in the Karmiel settlement.
The timing of this attack follows recent statements by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who claimed that Israel had "defeated Hezbollah" and emphasized that it was now Israel's responsibility to press further for victory. This missile salvo comes just a day after Katz’s remarks, marking an escalation of hostilities between the two sides.
Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah has engaged in limited but direct action against Israeli forces. Tensions have been high, with Israel conducting cyber-attacks and airstrikes, and targeting Hezbollah leaders. The situation has further escalated with widespread bombings and assassinations, contributing to a growing death toll in Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that, as of November 10, 3,189 Lebanese have been killed and over 14,000 injured since the beginning of Israel's aggression on Lebanon.
Rockets from Lebanon made direct impact north of Haifa and a number of Israelis were reportedly wounded. pic.twitter.com/sih8q0EFmG
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) November 11, 2024
Destruction in Kiryat Biyalik, north of Haifa, as a result of 100 rockets fired from Lebanon, the largest barrage towards the city since the war began. pic.twitter.com/AgtMG4xGlQ
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) November 11, 2024
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Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say
Melbourne (AP): A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach conducted firearms training in an area of New South Wales state outside of Sydney with his father, Australian police documents released on Monday allege.
The men recorded a video about their justification for the meticulously planned attack, according to a police statement of facts that was made public following Naveed Akram's video court appearance Monday from a Sydney hospital where he has been treated for an abdominal injury.
Officers wounded Akram at the scene of the Dec. 14 shooting and killed his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram.
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The New South Wales state government confirmed Naveed Akram was transferred on Monday from a hospital to a prison. Neither facility was identified by authorities.
The statement alleges the 24-year-old and his father began their attack by throwing four improvised explosive devices toward a crowd celebrating an annual Jewish event at Bondi Beach, but the devices failed to explode.
Police described the devices as three aluminium pipe bombs and a tennis ball bomb containing an explosive, black powder and steel ball bearings. None detonated, but police described them as “viable” IEDs.
Authorities have charged Akram with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of causing harm with intent to murder in relation to the wounded survivors and one count of committing a terrorist act.
The antisemitic attack at the start of the eight-day Hanukkah celebration was Australia's worst mass shooting since a lone gunman killed 35 people in Tasmania state in 1996.
The New South Wales government introduced draft laws to Parliament on Monday that Premier Chris Minns said would become the toughest in Australia.
The new restrictions would include making Australian citizenship a condition of qualifying for a firearms license. That would have excluded Sajid Akram, who was an Indian citizen with a permanent resident visa.
Sajid Akram also legally owned six rifles and shotguns. A new legal limit for recreational shooters would be a maximum of four guns.
Police said a video found on Naveed Akram's phone shows him with his father "reciting their political and religious views and appear to summarise their justification for the Bondi terrorist attack.”
The men are seen in the video “condemning the acts of Zionists” while they also “adhere to a religiously motivated ideology linked to the Islamic State,” police said.
Video shot in October shows them “firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner” on grassland surrounded by trees, police said.
“There is evidence that the Accused and his father meticulously planned this terrorist attack for many months,” police allege.
