According to the Israeli army, 165 rockets have been fired at Israel from Lebanon since the morning hours. There have been six direct impact incidents in five different locations, including two military installations covering a very large area, Nour Odeh of Al Jazeera reports.

“We’ve seen the impact in the Tel Aviv area, in Haifa and in other areas. All in all, about 10 Israelis have been injured. Most of the injuries are light, but one is described as a severe injury.” the reporter said.

This comes in the context of an escalation that was seen in Lebanon earlier in the past 24 hours. That’s been the equation: a strike on Beirut is met by a strike on Tel Aviv, they added.

There will be consultations of the Israeli cabinet this evening to discuss a possible ceasefire in Lebanon.

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