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Rocket attacks fired from Lebanon have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say.
Agricultural areas along the border and near the city of Haifa were hit by the deadliest attack from Lebanon since the war earlier this month.
Four foreign workers and an Israeli farmer were killed in an attack on Metula, Israel’s northernmost city, which has been largely evacuated due to the ongoing conflict.
A second barrage of about 25 rockets killed a 30-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman in a Haifa suburb and injured two others.
Agricultural areas along the Israeli border, where much of the country’s orchards are located, are closed military zones guarded by Israeli forces and can only be entered with official permission.
For the few residents who still live in the area, the drone of rocket interceptions by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system and the constant blare of sirens warning of incoming rocket fire punctuate everyday life.
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has fired thousands of missiles, drones and rockets into Israel and carried out fierce Israeli retaliatory attacks this year. from the Gaza Strip led to the Israeli invasion and bombing of the Palestinian enclave.
Both Hezbollah and the Palestinian military group Hamas are supported by Iran, Israel’s regional opponent.
The military group did not immediately claim responsibility for Thursday’s attack.
Over the past year, Israel’s expanding campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon has killed 2,800 people, injured nearly 13,000 and destroyed Lebanese towns near the border.
About 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israel’s escalation in September.
And about 60,000 Israelis have been forced to evacuate from their communities near the border with Lebanon.
The conflict along Israel’s northern border escalated into full-blown war last month when Israel launched a wave of heavy airstrikes across Lebanon, killing people. and most of his deputies.
The latest attack came as top US diplomats were in the region to push for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.
Senior US officials hope to conclude the Middle East wars in the final months of the Biden administration, with pressure mounting ahead of next week’s US elections.
