Rocket Attack on Israeli Town Leaves Four Wounded, One Critical

Four people were hurt when a Hezbollah rocket directly hit an apartment building in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona Thursday evening. The victims, ranging in age from their 20s to late 60s, were rushed to the hospital with injuries from shrapnel and debris.

Four people sustained injuries Thursday evening when a rocket launched by Hezbollah made a direct hit on an apartment building in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, leaving one person in critical condition.

Emergency responders from Magen David Adom (MDA) and law enforcement rushed to the scene after the projectile struck the living room of a third-floor apartment. By 7 p.m., officials confirmed no one remained trapped in the building, though search operations continued throughout the area.

The victims were discovered inside an interior room of the building when the rocket hit, according to police reports. The building lacked a designated safe room, and authorities noted the group was trying to reach shelter when the attack occurred but couldn’t make it in time.

Emergency medical personnel provided on-site treatment before transporting all four victims to a local hospital. Among the casualties was a 60-year-old man in critical condition with shrapnel wounds, a 68-year-old woman in moderate condition suffering from a head wound, and two individuals in their twenties with minor blast-related injuries.

According to an MDA emergency responder, rescue teams encountered extensive destruction and smoke upon arrival, requiring the deployment of numerous ambulances, intensive care vehicles, and emergency motorcycles. Medical personnel extracted the injured from the wreckage and began immediate life-saving procedures while simultaneously conducting area searches and coordinating hospital transport.

Local residents described having only moments between the air raid warning and the rocket’s impact, with mere seconds separating the alert from the explosion.

Chief Superintendent Shlomi Toubul, who commands the Kinneret region, explained to N12 that the victims’ location within the building’s interior likely prevented more severe casualties.