Missile barrages hit Jerusalem area during intense overnight escalation

Missile activity intensified overnight from Thursday into Friday, with reports of two ground explosions in the Jerusalem area, likely caused by impacting missiles or falling debris, Al Jazeera reported.

The report said that Jerusalem was targeted by four waves of incoming weapons, with four separate air raid warnings sounding within an hour.

Sirens were reported across a wide area of central Israel, including the Jordan Valley and the occupied West Bank.

Social media videos appeared to show falling missiles or debris from intercepted projectiles in Haifa, where interceptions were reported, as well as in a village in northern Israel.