Rocket fire from Lebanon set sirens blaring across northern Israel in the early hours of Monday, as Hezbollah entered the fray to assist its backer, Iran, with its relentless attacks against the Jewish state.

The terror group’s attack — which it said was retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the opening minutes of the joint Israeli-US assault on Iran on Saturday — was met with immediate fury from Israel, and waves of airstrikes across Lebanon.

Alarms were activated in the northern city of Haifa and surrounding areas shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday, and the Israel Defense Forces confirmed not long after that the source of the rocket fire that set off the alarms was not Iran, but Lebanon.

It said one rocket had been intercepted, while several others were allowed to fall in open areas, in accordance with the military’s policies. There were no reports of injuries or damage as a result of the attack.

Hebrew media placed the total number of rockets fired from Lebanon at six, although the IDF did not provide an exact total.

Hezbollah, in its statement claiming responsibility for the rocket fire, said it launched the attack as “revenge for the blood of the Supreme Leader of the Muslims, Ali Khamenei.”

The terror group claimed that it had targeted a missile defense site south of Haifa.

The attack came hours after Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem vowed that his group would confront Israel and the US over their strikes on Iran, despite the Lebanese government’s plea for it to remain on the sidelines, as it had done during the previous 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June 2025.

But the request fell on deaf ears as Hezbollah moved ahead with its attack, marking the first time........

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