Israel tells residents in north to shelter after 'hostile aircraft' enter from Lebanon

Hundreds of deaths have been reported since the outbreak of war (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

The Israeli military said Wednesday that hostile aircraft had entered the country from Lebanon, setting sirens blaring across northern Israel as it urged citizens there to shelter.

The military did not specify the kind of aircraft. But Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Palestinian militants are known to have drones and gliders.