Hezbollah launches ballistic missile strike at Tel Aviv for first time

Hezbollah has launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv for the first time, triggering sirens in the city and elsewhere including Netanya, the Lebanese resistance group says.

Israel’s Arrow anti-ballistic missile system was activated in Tel Aviv early Wednesday, sending residents in the city to shelters.

“In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in backing its courageous and honorable resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance launched a ‘Qader 1’ ballistic missile on Wednesday, at 6:30 a.m., targeting the Mossad headquarters in the suburbs of Tel Aviv,” Hezbollah said in a statement.

“This headquarters is responsible for the assassination of leaders and the detonation of pagers and radio devices,” it added.

The Israeli military said that for the “first time ever” a missile fired by Hezbollah reached the Tel Aviv area. “It is the first time ever a Hezbollah missile reached Tel Aviv area.”