The situation on the Israel-Lebanon border remains tense with Hezbollah carrying out overnight attacks and sirens sounding in communities around the Sea of ​​Galilee again at dawn.

Israel which launched a new barrage of airstrikes in Lebanon yesterday is now targeting targets linked to Hezbollah. The latest Israeli attack comes a day after it carried out an airstrike in Beirut that the IDF said killed a dozen senior Hezbollah commanders. Lebanon said 37 people – including three children – were killed.

According to the Times of Israel, sirens began to sound in the early hours of Sunday around the Sea of ​​Galilee, warning of incoming rockets. Sirens sounded in communities such as Ein Gev, Susita Beach, Gofra Beach, Ramot, Almagor and Dugit Beach.

According to the IDF, about 85 rockets were fired by Hezbollah to Lebanon in northern Israel this morning. Attacks occurred throughout the night.

The Israeli military stated that some of the missiles were interceptedwhile some hit Kiryat Bialik, near Haifa, and Moreshet, a community in the Lower Galilee.

From the attacks three people were injured slightly from fragments in Krayot and Lower Galilee. Several others were treated for panic attacks while some fell and hit as they ran to shelters. Also, a rocket hit a house in the community of Moreset.

Hezbollah says it has fired “dozens of Fadi 1 and Fadi 2 rockets” to Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel claiming responsibility for the attacks today, Sunday. The rockets, Hezbollah says, are a response to repeated Israeli raids on Lebanon that have killed “many civilians.”

Israel limits gatherings in the north

On Saturday, the IDF announced new restrictions on communities in northern Israel and parts of the southern Golan Heights starting at 20:30 local time (17:30 GMT).

The IDF limited the gatherings to 30 participants in open space and 300 participants in closed space. Educational activities can continue and arrival at work is allowed as long as sheltered areas are available.

The restrictions apply to the Haifa area and north.

As fears grow that the conflict could erupt into full-scale war, the US Department of State issued new travel advice for citizens currently in Lebanon.

The US Embassy in Beirut urged citizens to “depart Lebanon while commercial options remain available”, noting they were already operating at “reduced capacity”. He added that he “may not be able to help US citizens who choose to remain.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan issued similar advice to its citizens, urging those in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible.

Israel closes Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah

At the same time, Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network reported in the early hours of the morning that the Israeli armed forces raided its office in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, where they served its employees present with a court order. the facility to be closed for 45 days.

A soldier told Palestinian journalist Walid al-Omari that “there is a (Israeli) judicial decision to shut down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” a scene broadcast live by the television network.

“I ask you to take all your cameras and leave the office immediately,” the soldier added.

The footage broadcast by the network shows soldiers heavily armed and with their faces covered.

Al Jazeera pointed out that no explanation was given for the order to close his office.

On September 12, the Israeli government announced the cancellation of the press cards of several Al Jazeera contributors, four months after its broadcast was banned and its offices in Israel were closed.

The closure so far has not affected the Qatar network’s work either in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, where its journalists remain present and cover the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

The Israeli armed forces have repeatedly accused Qatari network journalists in the Gaza Strip of being “terrorists”, members of either Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Al Jazeera categorically and angrily rejects the accusation. He has repeatedly complained that the Israeli military is systematically targeting his reporters in the Gaza Strip.

At least 165 Palestinian journalists have been killed in the enclave since the war began, according to Palestinian sources. According to figures from the non-governmental organization Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 116 journalists or media workers — 111 Palestinians, 2 Israelis and 3 Lebanese — have been killed since the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023, to September 20. —, while the investigation continues to determine whether 10 more deaths were related to their work.

On Saturday, the IDF announced new restrictions on communities in northern Israel and parts of the southern Golan Heights starting at 20:30 local time (17:30 GMT).

The IDF limited the gatherings to 30 participants in an open space and 300 participants in a closed space. Educational activities can continue and arrival at work is allowed as long as sheltered areas are available.

The restrictions apply to the Haifa area and north.

As fears grow that the conflict could erupt into full-scale war, the US State Department has issued new travel advisories for citizens currently in Lebanon.

The US Embassy in Beirut urged citizens to “depart Lebanon while commercial options remain available”, noting they were already operating at “reduced capacity”.

The embassy added that it “may not be able to assist US citizens who choose to remain.”

The foreign ministry of neighboring Jordan issued similar advice to its citizens, urging those in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible.