Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired fresh barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, even as Israel deployed more troops into southern Lebanon and pushed deeper into Northern Gaza as part of its renewed offensive on two fronts.

Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers a speech as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel increase, from an unknown location, October 8, 2024 in this still image from video. (Reuters)

The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 180 rockets that were aimed south of the Haifa port city in northern Israel. The government warned citizens to limit outdoor activities and closed more schools across the border, news agency AP reported.