80 people injured and hundreds of homes damaged as a result of rockets falling in the Galilee.
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80 people injured and hundreds of homes damaged as a result of rockets falling in the Galilee.

13 March, 2026.Lebanon.1 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Rocket strikes in the Galilee injured 80 people.
  • Israeli media reported about 300 homes in the Galilee were damaged.
  • Attacks attributed to Iran and Hezbollah raised tensions between local leaders and the Israeli army.

Galilee rocket damage

Israeli media reported that 80 people were injured after rockets fell in the Galilee region in northern Israel.

Israeli media reported that the number of people injured by a rocket falling in the Galilee region in northern Israel has risen to 80

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Israeli media said about 300 homes were damaged in the Galilee during simultaneous attacks attributed to Iran and Hezbollah.

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Attack specifics and impacts

The outlets said the attack came in three successive waves of rockets that targeted northern Israel within one hour early Friday.

A building in Kiryat Tivon near Haifa was hit by a rocket but there were no reported casualties.

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Israeli ambulance services reported 80 people were wounded to varying degrees.

Israeli media reported that a rocket launched from Iran and aimed at Eilat and the Arava Valley was intercepted with no injuries reported.

Casualty figures discrepancy

The article presents two different tallies from the Israeli Ministry of Health: one saying 2,975 people have been injured in the current war, including 85 who are still receiving treatment since the start of the war on Iran, and another saying the number of injured since the start of the war on Iran rose to 2,745 people, including 85 who remain hospitalized.

Israeli media reported that the number of people injured by a rocket falling in the Galilee region in northern Israel has risen to 80

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The ministry said among the injured 11 are in serious condition, 10 in moderate condition, 64 have minor injuries, and one person is undergoing medical evaluation.

Hospitals received 179 injured people in the past 24 hours, including 4 in moderate condition, 157 with minor injuries, and 18 cases of panic.

Local disputes and escalation timeline

Channel 12 revealed a sharp verbal altercation on Thursday between heads of local authorities in northern Israel and the commander of the Galilee Division, Yuval Gaz.

Local leaders accused the army of misleading them about the duration of air-raid sirens and of downplaying the likelihood of escalation, saying what happened “adds to a narrative that has been promoted for a whole year that Hezbollah has no presence near the border nor the ability to launch anti-tank missiles.”

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Officials in the army’s Northern Command were quoted as saying that “the current battle is defensive in nature, while Iran remains the main arena and not Lebanon.”

The article places these disputes amid a wider regional escalation that it says began on February 28, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iran and Tehran responded by launching rockets and drones toward Israel.

The article says Israel expanded military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon on March 2 with airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and other areas and began a limited ground incursion into southern Lebanon the following day.

According to the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, 14 Israelis have been killed since the outbreak of the ongoing war linked to the attacks on Iran, although these figures remain disputed due to military censorship on information related to military operations.

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