Hezbollah Fires Katyusha Rocket Barrage, Pounding Northern Israel

Three Katyusha rockets landed in Tiberias, located 22 miles from the Lebanese border, on Saturday. A residential building suffered a direct hit, sustaining damage. In the last hour, four more rockets have hit Nahariya. Two rockets landed adjacent to a stadium in Tiberias and near the town's Club Hotel. Six people were lightly injured from rocket shrapnel and 26 suffered shock.

Rockets have also his in Kfar Hitim, Evron, Abu Snan, Carmiel, Hatzor Haglilit, Pek'in, Safed, Nahariya and Moshav Ben-Ami. The beaches off the coast of the Sea of Galilee have been closed for fear of further Katyusha attacks and residents have been ordered into secure rooms.

Yesterday, a woman and her 5-year-old grandson were killed and four others were injured when a Katyusha rocket slammed into a home in Moshav Meron. IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz said on Friday that Hezbollah has rockets with a range of up to 43.5 miles or more, an admission that brings more major cities within their range, including possibly Hadera and Netanya. This would mean that Hezbollah has rockets that could reach within 20 to 30 kilometers of Tel Aviv.