Missile barrages intensify across Israel overnight

An intense wave of missile activity was reported across Israel overnight from Thursday into Friday, with explosions heard near Jerusalem and sirens sounding across central areas, the Jordan Valley and the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera reported that Jerusalem was targeted by four waves of incoming projectiles within about an hour, an unusually heavy barrage, with no immediate reports of casualties.

Witness accounts and social media footage suggested interceptions over the northern city of Haifa, with debris seen falling to the ground, while a missile or fragment was also reported in a village in northern Israel.