Five people were killed in an agricultural area in Metulla, in northern Israel, following Hezbollah rocket fire from Lebanon, Israeli media reported on Thursday afternoon.

Omer Weinstein, 47 years old, from Kibbutz Dafna, was named as one of the people who were killed in the strike, Israeli media reported later on Thursday.  

Weinstein left behind a wife and four children. 

The IDF confirmed earlier on Thursday two rockets were launched from Lebanon and fell in "open areas," which, according to early indications, were agricultural sites near the town.

A citizen and four foreign workers killed in attack

Israeli media reported that one citizen, a farmer, was killed in the attack, along with four foreign workers.
A Magen David Adom ambulance operates in Metulla. October 31, 2024. (credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
A Magen David Adom ambulance operates in Metulla. October 31, 2024. (credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
A sixth person was seriously wounded in the incident, with severe wounds sustained from shrapnel. They were transferred for emergency medical assistance at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.

This is a developing story.