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Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon | Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon |
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At least three rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon raising fears that the current Israeli offensive in Gaza may spill over. | At least three rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon raising fears that the current Israeli offensive in Gaza may spill over. |
Israel's army responded with artillery. No-one has said they fired the rockets. | |
The exchange came as Israel reportedly launched 60 air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight, targeting facilities used by the militant Hamas group. | |
The BBC's Mike Sergeant in Jerusalem says this is a very dangerous moment in Israel's conflict. | The BBC's Mike Sergeant in Jerusalem says this is a very dangerous moment in Israel's conflict. |
The fear in the past few days has been that the violence in Gaza could spread to northern Israel and the Lebanese border area, he said. | The fear in the past few days has been that the violence in Gaza could spread to northern Israel and the Lebanese border area, he said. |
Schools closed | |
At least three Katyusha rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, with some reports putting the number of rocket attacks at five. | |
One rocket hit the Nahariya area, north of the city of Haifa. | |
At least two people were slightly wounded and a number of others suffering from shock, Israel's Haaretz newspaper said. | |
Schools have been closed and residents told to stay in doors, local officials said. | |
Northern Israel came under attack from rockets fired by Hezbollah during the brief war with Lebanon in the summer of 2006. | Northern Israel came under attack from rockets fired by Hezbollah during the brief war with Lebanon in the summer of 2006. |
Israel said it had responded to the attack with a "pinpoint response at the source of fire". | |
Reports from inside Lebanon said five Israeli mortar shells fell near the border inside Lebanon, but there were no injuries. |