Hez b'Allah continues to strike in the north

Hizbullah continues to strike north

(I don't know how much of this is today and how much is yesterday --Yael)

Katyusha barrages landed Friday afternoon in Safed, Nahariya, Hatzor, Kiryat Shmona, Karmiel, Matat, Sasa, Pki'in and Beit Jan. One of the rockets directly hit a house in Safed, injuring 12 people. One person sustained a very severe head injury.

Rockets fired from southern Lebanon have also landed on Shomra, Metula, Zarit, and Even Menachem. Magen David Adom paramedics said over 50 civilians have been treated so far, including two in Yesod Hamaale where two katyusha rockets exploded.

Six rockets land in Nahariya area, causing no injuries. Earlier, rockets land in open areas near Safed, Rosh Pina. Power supply in Safed disrupted following strikes.

Head of the emergency room in Ziv Hospital, Dr. Hussein Amar, said that one of the injured sustained serious wounds, two are in moderate condition and the rest were lightly injured by shrapnel and shock wave. Magen David Adom teams are set to evacuate more people to the hospital.

At least 14 rockets landed in the town in three or four barrages and the town's residents still suffer from disruptions to the power supply caused by earlier rocket attacks.

At least two barrages fell near Kiryat Shmona. One barrage landed near a factory in the city's northern industrial zone and the second landed near the community of Beit Hillel.

Deputy director-general of the hospital, Dr, Shapira Klein, said: "The sights of the injured arriving at the hospital remind us of the Lebanon War. Although Katyushas didn't land in Safed then, they hit Kiryat Shmona and the area."

The Ziv Hospital has been on high alert since Wednesday, and will continue to operate at the same preparedness level throughout the weekend. The hospital staff has been asked to be available for call 24 hours and able to come in to work on a short notice.

Simultaneously, a rocket barrage landed in the heart of Nahariya, lightly injuring six people. The Katyushas landed close the town's center in Weizmann Street, just meters away from where a meeting of heads of the Nahariya authorities was held at the time. Vice Premier Shimon Peres and other ministers were attending the meeting.

Additional rockets hit Hatzor Haglilit near Rosh Pina. Several people suffered from shock after a rocket landed near a bomb shelter and avehicle that was parked nearby caught on fire. One rocket landed in the village of Beit Jan.

At least two barrages fell near Kiryat Shmona. One barrage landed near a factory in the city's northern industrial zone and the second landed near the village of Beit Hillel.

Meanwhile, other rockets landed in the communities of Biranit, Matat and Sasa on the northern border.

Karmiel residents were told to enter bomb shelters and protected structures, after a number of Katyusha rockets landed near the city. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

Here's an AVIS map of northern Israel, showing as far north as Beirut. If anyone finds a better map that is readable within a width of 450 pixels, I'd be glad to post it.