Several red 'rocket' alerts were issued in Haifa, Israel at around 1 AM local time on Sunday as the city braced for a Hezbollah attack. This comes hours after IDF spokesperson Read Adm Daniel Hagari said that the Home Front Command ordered new restrictions in northern Israel as fighting escalated.

Anticipating retaliation, the Israeli military restricted gatherings and raised the alert level for residents of northern communities. The alert went as far south as the coastal c

Israel says it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the militant group fired dozens of rockets towards northern Israel overnight.

The Lebanese militant group launched around 150 missiles, rockets and drones into northern Israel overnight into Sunday morning.

Israel and Hizbollah ratcheted up their exchanges of fire on Sunday, with Israeli jets mounting some of the heaviest bombing raids in Lebanon since the start of the fighting last year, and the militant group firing rockets towards the city of Haifa.

The militant group said it targeted an airbase and a developer of Israel’s Iron Dome system, while dozens of Israeli warplanes struck southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah has launched over 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa.

The militant group targeted areas in Israel farther south than most of its previous attacks, reinforcing fears of broader regional conflict.

Israel killed a senior Hezbollah commander and other leaders in a strike on southern Beirut. It comes after deadly pager and walkie-talkie attacks this week. Follow for live news updates.