Hezbollah attack kills one in north Israel as assault on Lebanon continues

Hezbollah has been launching attacks in response to US-Israel war on Iran as more Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon.An attack by Hezbollah has killed at least one person in northern Israel, the first such death from fire originating in Lebanon since the United States and Israel started their war on Iran more than three weeks ago.Hezbollah claimed Sunday’s attack, saying it was targeting “a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers with a rocket barrage” in the northern community of Misgav Am.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Death toll surpasses 1,000 in Lebanon as Israeli bombardment continueslist 2 of 4Israeli air raids devastate southern Lebanon, dozens killed in two dayslist 3 of 4Lebanese nurse refuses to leave her post at hospital despite losseslist 4 of 4Why the world should worry about Israel’s nuclear doctrineend of listThe incident came as Israel sent more troops to support its ground invasion in southern Lebanon, which has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced some one million since the conflict reignited earlier this month.Israel’s ZAKA 360 emergency response unit on Sunday said a person was pronounced dead after a strike on their vehicle “carried out by a rocket fired from Lebanon”.Local firefighters said flames had engulfed two vehicles after a “direct hit”.“We arrived at the scene and saw two vehicles on fire. During the firefighters’ extinguishing operations, we identified a man in the driver’s seat,” paramedics from Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency medical service said, adding that he was later pronounced dead.The identity of the deceased is not yet known.Israel orders destruction of bridges, homesIsrael has been pounding Lebanon with air raids since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2, two days after the US-Israel war on Iran started, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and triggering an escalating conflict in the Middle East.On Sunday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel-katz" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="4249" data-entity-type="person">Israel Katz said he has instructed the military to speed up the demolition of Lebanese homes in the south to end what he called the “threats to Israel”.Katz said the Israeli army has also been ordered to destroy more bridges over the Litani River being used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.