Israel army rules out aerial 'infiltration from Lebanon', says it was an error

The Israeli army said on Wednesday (Oct 11) that an "error" was behind reports of a suspected "aerial infiltration" from Lebanon.

"There are no launches at this point from Lebanon. There are no alerts," army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement as he ruled outany major incident near the border.

"This has been an error that we are looking into... We will check whether it's a technical malfunction or a human error," he added.

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Earlier in the evening, reports emerged thatrocket sirens were activated in the northern part of the nation over suspicion of aerial infiltration from Lebanon's side.

In a post on X,Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that a report was received regarding a "suspected infiltration from Lebanon into Israeli airspace".

Maps started to circulateon social media showing all the places under alert where residents are being told to enter shelters.

The army's Home Front Command had even asked residents of the cities of Beit Shean, Safed and Tiberias to remain inshelters "until further notice".

Unconfirmed reports claimed that the United States government also announcedan immediate evacuation of the embassy in Beirut and told all Americansto leave Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding security consultations, Ynet reported, further adding that he was in a reinforced room deep under Defense Ministry headquarters.

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Israel on Wednesday also formed a "war cabinet", Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has already killed thousands.

As of Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers said that they had found a total of 1,200 bodies, mostly civilians killed during the Hamas attack, which has been dubbed the worst attack in Israel's 75-year history.

Meanwhile, Gaza officials reported more than 1,000 people killed in Israel's withering campaign of air and artillery strikes on the crowded Palestinian enclave, where black smoke billowed into the sky and entire city blocks lay in ruins.

Israel has massed forces, tanks and other heavy armour around Gaza in its retaliatory operation against what Netanyahu labelled "an attack whose savagery... we have not seen since the Holocaust".

Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

(With inputs from agencies)

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