Israeli military intercepts missile as sirens sound in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital, heard warning sirens on Wednesday, as the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a surface-to-surface missile that crossed from Lebanon. No damage or casualties were reported and civil defense instructions for central Israel were not changed.
Other sirens sounded in other central locations, including the city of Netanya.

Tensions have increased as the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon has fired hundreds of missiles and rockets into Israel over the past few days, escalating existing conflicts along the southern Lebanese border.

This week, the Israeli military stepped up its air strikes, targeting top Hezbollah leadership and striking hundreds of locations deep within Lebanon, killing more than 500 and injuring over 1,800.

On Tuesday, a top Hezbollah commander, Ibrahim Qubaisi, was killed in a major airstrike in Beirut-he headed the group’s missile and rocket forces.