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Northern Israel was hit by two Katyusha rockets fired from
the Lebanon
Monday night, according an Israeli police spokesman.
This attack comes a day before the arrival of U.S. President
George W. Bush in Israel in
order to support the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
The attack occurred around 2 a.m. and it hit the road which
leads in the town of Shlomi, which is located
about a few miles from the border with Lebanon, according to Washington
Post.
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 Lebanon,
carried a 34-day war with Israel
in the summer 2006. It fired nearly 4,000 rockets at Israeli towns, killing 40
civilians and 119 soldiers. Another 1,000 Lebanese died in the conflict.
This was the first time in six months when the northern Israel was
attacked by Katyusha rockets. In June 2007 a pair of rockets hit the town of Kiryat Shemona. No one was
injured.
The accident is being investigated by a UN peacekeeping
force (UNIFIL), which is monitoring the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
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 Israel,
according to police.
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.”
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