Israeli army reports significant damage following Hezbollah's targeting of Kiryat Shmona

The Israeli army announced on Saturday that the Lebanese group Hezbollah launched a Volcano missile toward the Gibor military camp in the northern settlement of Kiryat Shmona, resulting in “significant damage.”

“Hezbollah launched a Volcano missile this morning, hitting the Gibor camp, which is the headquarters of the 769th Brigade in the city of Kiryat Shmona,” the Israeli army radio said.

The brigade is responsible for securing the border in the eastern sector between Israel and Lebanon.

The radio indicated “significant damage” to the camp, without mentioning any human casualties.

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Earlier in the day, Israeli news accounts on Telegram broadcast videos they claimed were scenes of a missile striking the Gibor camp, showing significant destruction inside.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced in a statement that it targeted a Kiryat Shmona barracks near the Lebanese border, leading to fires breaking out in parts of it.

Tension has flared along the border between Lebanon and Israel amid intermittent exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, in the deadliest clashes since the two sides fought a full-scale war in 2006.

The border tension comes amid an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 36,400 people since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 last year.