Israel - Deadliest Day, Many Are Killed in Katyusha Attack near Kiryas Shmonah

Israel - 15 Israelis are dead from a Katyusha that hit Kfar Giladi near Kiryas Shmonah, and another was killed nearby, in the latest rocket bombardment to hit the Galilee.

A massive wave of Hizbullah-fired rockets hit throughout northern Israel around noon. One of the rockets hit a group of people sitting outside the Kfar Giladi cemetery, killing nine and critically wounding four more. One person is listed in "moderate" condition, and six or seven more were lightly hurt. Several of the casualties were members of one family. Heavy damage was caused to the area, and two cars could be seen burning two hours after the rocket hit. It is possible that the deaths were caused not only by the rocket, but indirectly by the impact into the cars.
No warning siren was sounded before the rocket hit.

In Shechem (Nablus), the largest PA-controlled city in the Shomron, dozens of cars set off in a joyous convoy, honking and flaunting pictures of Hizbullah leader arch-terrorist Sheikh Nasrallah. Chants for rockets on Tel Aviv were heard.

Elsewhere in the area known as the Galilee Panhandle, another man was killed, and a man was seriously wounded in Beit Hillel. A state of emergency has been declared in Kiryas Shmonah - where a building suffered a direct hit - and environs.
A series of rockets that hit Tiberias, 50 kilometers to the south, sent several people to the hospital to be treated for shock.

Warning sirens were sounded in Carmiel, Acco, Tsfas, and elsewhere; damage was reported.

U/D: 14:02
Israeli military confirms twelve killed in todays hezbolla rocket attack were israeli soldiers.