Hezbollah fired about 15 rockets at the Karmiel area in northern Israel on Monday afternoon.

Several pieces of shrapnel fell in Karmiel and a woman in her 50s was lightly injured.

One rocket scored a direct hit on a parked car, causing it to go up in flames. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and put out the fire.

It was later revealed that a huge neis had occurred as the “parked car” had been stopped by the driver on the side of the road when he heard the siren. Following Home Front Command instructions, he parked his car on the road and lay down on the side of the road at a safe distance from the vehicle. Just seconds after he took cover, a missile struck his car, which immediately went up in flames.

On Monday morning, Hezbollah fired a heavy rocket barrage at central Israel, setting off sirens in a number of cities and towns, including Netanya, Even Yehuda, and several yishuvim in the Sharon area

Residents of Netanya reported hearing the sounds of explosions.

An IDF spokesperson said: “Following the sirens that were activated a short while ago in the Sharon, Menashe, and Wadi Ara areas, multiple launches were detected crossing into Israel from Lebanon.”

Baruch Hashem, the rockets were all successfully intercepted. Several rocket interceptions were seen over central Israel. Shrapnel from interceptor missiles fell in three different areas of the Sharon but b’chasdei Hashem caused no injuries.

Earlier on Monday, Hezbollah fired about ten rockets toward Haifa and the nearby cities in two barrages. The IDF reported that most of the rockets were intercepted and one fell in an open area.

Hezbollah on Monday also fired two barrages at yishuvim near the northern border as well as at the Upper Galil. Baruch Hashem, no damage or injuries were reported.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)