VIDEO - Deadly barrage in Western Galilee: A rocket struck Kibbutz Sa'ar, north of Nahariya; a man riding a bicycle in the kibbutz's path was struck by shrapnel and instantly killed.
Greg Whittles, a Magen David Adom paramedic, was the first on the scene, and said: "A rocket fell very close to this man. He was riding his bike and due to shock and internal injuries, we had no choice but to declare his death shortly afterwards."
The entire area sustained a major hit, and three other people were treated for shock. Since the start of fighting the kibbutz has absorbed tens of rocket strikes in open territories.
Meanwhile, two soldiers were injured, one moderately and one lightly, by a Katyusha rocket in the east near the Israel -Lebanonborder. The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical attention.
Some of the long-range rockets fired at Israel Wednesday afternoon landed across the Green Line, in the West Bank. The rockets fell near thePalestinian village of Pqua, in the Jenin area.
Ynet has learned that parts of the rockets fell off while the rockets were in transit, but caused no injuries or damage.
After two days of relative quiet, in which only a handful of mortars hit the north, Hizbullah
renewed heavy rocket attacks Wednesday, with over 70 rockets hitting communities in northern Israel.
In Safed two people were moderately wounded and a third person was lightly wounded.
The wounded were transferred to Ziv Hospital.
Rocket damage in Tiberias (Photo: Gil Eliyahu)
Four more people were lightly wounded by shrapnel in Akko, and another person was wounded in Kiryat Shmona. Property damages were incurred in Tiberias, Rosh Pina, Akko and Kiryat Shmona.
Sirens were heard in Haifa, but no rocket hits were reported yet.
The heaviest barrage began shortly before 10:00 a.m., when rockets landed in open areas in Carmiel and Hatzor. No casualties were reported. Moments later, three rockets his Safed and a fourth hit a home in Rosh Pina and caused damages.
Three rockets landed in Tiberias in open areas, causing three people to suffer shock and igniting a number of blazes. Five rockets hit the city of Akko, one of them damaging a house, but resulting in no injuries.
Eight rockets hit the Kiryat Shmona area, causing damage to industrial buildings and a number of houses. In Nahariya three rockets landed within the city limits, one of them directly hitting a home and causing a fire. No one was wounded. Simultaneously, five rockets struck open areas in the Rosh Pina area and five more hit Maalot. No casualties were reported.
The first salvo was fired at 6:00 a.m., hitting two communities in the Galilee panhandle. The rockets landed in open areas and caused no injuries or damage.
Hagai Einav contributed to the report
First published: 13:59, 08.02.6