Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state Antony Blinken due to land in Israel for talks. Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv after Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli city 07:52 Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after Hezbollah said it bombed the Nirit area in the city’s suburbs with missiles.

Blinken is expected to make another attempt at brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and explore a diplomatic resolution to Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In 1994, a terrorist bombing killed more than 20 people on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2003, Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa before hundreds of thousands of pilgrims packed into St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. This was the last formal step before her sainthood in 2015.

Hezbollah launched on Tuesday morning about 20 rockets at the Tel Aviv area and Israel. Five projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon toward the Tel Aviv area, with the majority intercepted,

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