JERUSALEM

The Israeli army claimed it intercepted five rockets launched from Lebanon toward the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on Monday.

“Following the sirens that sounded in northern Israel a short while ago, numerous suspicious aerial targets that crossed from Lebanon into the area of the northern Golan Heights were successfully intercepted by the IDF (army), no injuries were reported,” a military statement announced.

“The sirens regarding rocket and missile launches sounded due to the danger of falling shrapnel from the interception,” it added.

Meanwhile, the Israeli broadcaster Kan reported that five missiles were intercepted.

Fears have grown about a full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of almost daily attacks.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 39,000 people since last Oct. 7, following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

* Writing by Mohammad Sio.