A man points at a rocket flying passing next to Kfar Manda north of the Israeli-occupied territories on September 27, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Beirut, September 30 (RHC)-- Dozens of rockets were launched from Lebanon toward the northern Israeli-occupied territories, setting off warning sirens in the area. 

The Israeli military said 35 rockets were fired towards the occupied Golan and al-Jalil on Monday, adding that several impacts were identified.  The rocket fire triggered sirens in the Rosh Hanikra and Shlomi settlements, according to Israeli media.

The attack came as tensions escalated after Israel assassinated Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, in an airstrike on southern Beirut.

Reports said the terrorist act had been carried out by a squadron of Israeli F-15I jets equipped with US-supplied bunker-busting bombs.  It took place at the culmination of Israel’s acts of terror and aggression in Lebanon since the regime unleashed its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

In an address on Monday, Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said Israel is committing massacres and crimes against the civilians in Lebanon with the full support of the United States.  He also vowed that Hezbollah would continue to fight the usurping regime, adding, “Victory will be ours!”

“We are all there in the field, despite the loss of some leaders and Hassan Nasrallah the main target, and despite the aggressive attacks against all the civilians in Lebanon,” he asserted.

“We will be steadfast.  We will continue the Islamic resistance.  We will continue facing the Israeli enemy in support of Palestine and Gaza and in defense of our Lebanese people.”