Israeli civilian killed in rocket attack from Lebanon

JERUSALEM: A civilian was killed on Thursday in northern Israel by a rocket attack from Lebanon, Israeli authorities said.

Israel’s Magen David Adom said a man in his 30s in the city of Nahariya sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The rocket fell near a playground in the northern city.

The military released a statement saying about ten projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon, targeting the Western Galilee.

“Most of the projectiles were intercepted and the fallen projectiles were identified,” it said.

-Xinhua