Projectiles Intercepted Near Blinken’s Tel Aviv Hotel as Hezbollah Strikes Suburbs

Air raid sirens sounded across Tel Aviv on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to conclude his visit. Smoke, likely from an intercepted projectile, was visible in the sky above the hotel where Blinken was staying.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing rockets at an Israeli military intelligence base located in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, following overnight strikes on southern Beirut. In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters launched a “rocket salvo” at the Glilot base, which has been targeted multiple times in recent days. The group stated the attack was “in response to the Zionist enemy’s attacks and massacres.”

On Tuesday, Hezbollah also launched attack drones targeting an Israeli military base near Haifa and claimed responsibility for striking seven Israeli tanks—five inside Lebanese territory and two across the northern Israeli border.