Following reports of heavy shelling from Lebanon, Israeli police said they had received reports of rocket debris falling in the Tel Aviv area.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that “houses are on fire and destroyed” as a result of a direct hit in one of the areas.
The rockets fell in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, and in some northern areas: Haifa, Nagariya and Kfar Blume, according to Israeli media.
Hezbollah, which has previously vowed to respond to attacks on Beirut by targeting Tel Aviv, said it fired precision-guided missiles at two military sites in and near the city.
The IDF later said it had completed strikes on 12 Hezbollah command centers in Dahiya, the group’s stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Lebanon’s health ministry on Sunday raised the death toll from 20 to 29 in a massive Israeli strike that struck downtown Beirut without warning. 84 people were said to have died in the country on Saturday.
The IDF did not comment on Saturday’s attack, but Israeli media reported at the time that it was an attempt to kill Mohammed Haidar, a senior Hezbollah official.
Israel’s stated goal in its war against Hezbollah is to allow the return of some 60,000 residents displaced from communities in northern Israel by the group’s attacks.
According to Lebanese authorities, more than 3,670 people have been killed and at least 15,400 injured in Lebanon since October 2023, with more than a million displaced.
Over the past two weeks, Israel has stepped up its campaign against Hezbollah.
Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Sunday, citing Israeli and US officials, that Israel had given the “green light” to advance a US-proposed ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, but noted that some gaps remained.
