Northern Israel was hit by two Katyusha rockets fired from
the
This attack comes a day before the arrival of U.S. President
George W. Bush in
The attack occurred around 2 a.m. and it hit the road which
leads in the town of
According to police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld, shrapnel hit the wall of a house. No one was injured.
Still, Defense Minister Ehud Barak called the accident a “grave” on
He said: "We will learn what happened together with the army officers, we'll think and decide how to act," AFP reports.
The Hezbollah militia declared that they had no information
regarding this matter. The Hezbollah, based in
This was the first time in six months when the northern
The accident is being investigated by a UN peacekeeping
force (UNIFIL), which is monitoring the ceasefire between
Spokeswoman Yasmina Buziane said: “UNIFIL is in the process of ascertaining the facts. We have our team on the ground. In the meantime, we cannot confirm or deny this report.”
On Tuesday Israeli army released a Lebanese shepherd into
UNIFIL custody. They’ve arrested the man on Monday for crossing into
An Al-Qaeda inspired militia leader said that the 15-week battle with the Lebanese troops last year was only the beginning.
The audio message said: "Our message to the crusaders is to expect the worst. This battle was only the beginning and we will prevail.”