Israel intercepted a Hizbollah missile aimed at the Tel Aviv area on Wednesday morning, triggering air raid sirens in the coastal city from the Lebanese militant group’s first ballistic missile attack on the country.
Hizbollah said the Qader 1 ballistic missile, which was launched after Israel’s intense bombardment of Lebanon earlier this week, targeted the headquarters of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, which is located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had not only intercepted the ballistic missile, but also claimed to have struck the launcher from which it was fired, located in the Nafakhiyeh area in Lebanon.