At least five people were injured overnight in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in a barrage of rockets launched from Lebanon as Hezbollah and Israel traded attacks with IDF warplanes striking across Lebanon.

Hezbollah missiles landed in Haifa for the first time on Monday, prompting a swift response from the Israeli military.

Hezbollah rockets hit Israel's third-largest city of Haifa early on Monday, in the first direct attack on the northern city that evaded the military's usually reliable air defence systems.

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third-largest city Haifa as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground raids into south Lebanon on the first anniversary of the Gaza war, which has spread conflict across the Middle East.

The northern Israeli port city of Haifa was hit by about five rockets fired by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah late on Sunday, causing damage and injuring eight people, Israeli authorities say.

Israel’s military responded with airstrikes on Hezbollah’s Intelligence Headquarters in Beirut, targeting intelligence-gathering means, command centres, and other infrastructure. The strikes also hit Hezbollah weapons storage in the Beirut area, leading to secondary explosions that suggested the presence of weaponry.

Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group fighting Israel in Gaza, said it targeted a military base south of Haifa with "Fadi 1" missiles and launched another strike on Tiberias, 65 km (40 miles) away.

Israelis expected to flock to ceremonies, cemeteries and memorial sites around the country; strikes on Lebanon capital continue

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hezbollah rockets hit Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, Israeli police said early on Monday, and Israeli media reported 10 people were injured in the country's north.

Israeli rescue force members inspect the site where a projectile fell,amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Haifa, northern Israel October 6, 202