A new rocket attack launched by the terrorist group Hezbollah this Tuesday in northern Israel left one woman dead and two slightly injured, according to medical teams on the scene. The impact of one of the projectiles in the area of Mahanayim Junction caused the immediate death of the victim, about 30 years old, and caused injuries to two other people hit by fragments. Emergency services confirmed that they attended to several people with anxiety attacks after the bombing. “Following an attack targeting northern Israel… teams report a woman in her 30s with no vital signs and severe multi-system trauma, who has been declared dead at the scene,” Magen David Adom said in a statement. In parallel, a doctor from the Soroka hospital in Beersheba suffered moderate injuries after debris from a missile launched by Iran fell near his home in the Bedouin village of Alsira. The professional, identified as Asra Abu Rafa, was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition along with his wife and daughter, who did not suffer serious injuries. At least 17 more people received medical attention for episodes of distress as a result of the offensive. We recommend reading: The escalation of attacks coincides with a hardening of the conflict between Israel and armed groups backed by Iran in the region. Since the beginning of March, Hezbollah has intensified the launching of rockets and drones against Israeli border towns, in retaliation for the death of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in an attack attributed to Israel and the United States. Although most previous offensives had not caused fatalities in Israel, the balance of this Tuesday marks a worsening of the situation in the northern zone.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military response has intensified in southern Lebanon, where the government announced its intention to establish control up to the Litani River, about 30 kilometers north of the border.
