According to The Times of Israel, the attack took place in the early morning of September 8 (local time).
Hezbollah has launched more than 50 rockets into northern Israel. The two areas directly affected are the Galilee Panhandle and Kiryat Shmona.
Many streets and buildings in these two areas were destroyed, but there were no casualties according to information from the Israeli military.
The Israel Defense Forces said the attack was carried out in two waves by Hezbollah. The first wave took place between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. local time and involved about 20 rockets.
In the second attack, about 30 missiles were launched consecutively at 5:30 a.m. (local time).
Israel said its defenses intercepted several Hezbollah rockets and carried out a missile strike in response later that day.
Hezbollah later claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for Israel's killing of three emergency responders in Lebanon on September 7.
The Israeli attack on the village of Froun on September 7 killed three people and wounded two others. The purpose of the attack was to eliminate members of the Amal movement, an ally of Hezbollah.
Lebanon's Health Ministry confirmed that the three people killed were all emergency responders working to deal with the aftermath of the Israeli attack.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati strongly condemned Israel and said this action was a blatant violation of international law, no different from an invasion of Lebanon.
Since the conflict in the Gaza Strip broke out last October, cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have taken place almost daily.
Hezbollah claims the raids on Israeli territory are a show of support for Hamas .
