Missile intercept near Tel Aviv is a first in "new phase of escalations,” says CNN’s Nic Robertson

 

Speaking from Tel Aviv, CNN’s International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson said Israel’s interception of a missile fired from Lebanon near the city is a “very rare occurrence” and may be a first in the latest phase of escalations. 

People in Tel Aviv and Netanya, a central city north of the economic center, woke up to sirens on Wednesday, Robertson said, adding that there have been no reports of casualties or any damage on the ground.

“In this new phase, this new escalation of tensions and conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, this is the first that we’re aware of a missile in this phase, being intercepted, closely it appears on a trajectory towards Tel Aviv.”

The missile launch aimed at Tel Aviv comes after two days of multiple strikes between the Israeli military and militant group Hezbollah, but those attacks mainly happened near the Israel-Lebanon border, Robertson said.