Eight people were killed and dozens wounded in massive rocket attacks by Lebanese Hezbollah on northern Israel on Thursday, local media said.

Five were killed in Acre when a rocket landed near a house while residents stood on a balcony. Three others were killed in rocket attacks near Ma'alot, The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to a Yedioth Ahronoth report, those killed in Ma'alot were apparently hit by a rocket when they stepped out of their car after hearing a siren.

Forty-seven people were also evacuated to hospital by emergency Magen David Adom crews, medical service said.

Police said that some 180 rockets rained down across northern Israel on Thursday. Rockets also hit Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Tiberias and Golan Heights, lightly wounding some residents.

On Wednesday, one man was killed by a Hezbollah-fired rocket in Kibbutz Sa'ar near Nahariya.

Some 2,000 rockets have been fired into Israel from Lebanon since a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted on July 12, killing about 26 civilians.

Source: Xinhua