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| Three injured by Lebanon rocket | |
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| A rocket fired from Lebanon has lightly wounded three people in northern Israel, the Israeli army says. | |
| Lebanese security sources said that three rockets had been fired from southern Lebanon but two had landed inside Lebanese territory. | Lebanese security sources said that three rockets had been fired from southern Lebanon but two had landed inside Lebanese territory. |
| Lebanese sources say that Israel then fired at least six artillery shells. | Lebanese sources say that Israel then fired at least six artillery shells. |
| Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese Prime Minister, denounced both attacks. No-one has claimed responsibility for the rocket firing. | Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese Prime Minister, denounced both attacks. No-one has claimed responsibility for the rocket firing. |
| A Lebanese source told Reuters that rockets had been fired from the area of Mansouri, south of Tyre, towards Israel. | A Lebanese source told Reuters that rockets had been fired from the area of Mansouri, south of Tyre, towards Israel. |
| A woman is reported to have been injured by flying glass in her home when the rocket landed near the Israeli town of Maalot near the Lebanese border. | A woman is reported to have been injured by flying glass in her home when the rocket landed near the Israeli town of Maalot near the Lebanese border. |
| Masad, an Israeli man, described hearing the Katyusha rocket hit his village. | |
| "I was sleeping and I heard something like a bomb, I did not know what it was. I got up and saw, after a while, police around. I got out and saw something unbelievable, a Katyusha," he said. | |
| A spokesman for the Magen David Adom ambulance service said the three wounded had been taken to hospital. | |
| The Israeli army said it had fired shells in response to the rocket attack. | The Israeli army said it had fired shells in response to the rocket attack. |
| 'Unjustified' | 'Unjustified' |
| The Lebanese prime minister denounced both attacks. | The Lebanese prime minister denounced both attacks. |
| "The Israeli shelling is an unacceptable and unjustified violation of Lebanese sovereignty," he said in a statement. "The rockets launched from Lebanon threaten the country's security and stability and constitute a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701." | "The Israeli shelling is an unacceptable and unjustified violation of Lebanese sovereignty," he said in a statement. "The rockets launched from Lebanon threaten the country's security and stability and constitute a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701." |
| Resolution 1701 ended the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. | Resolution 1701 ended the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. |
| During the recent conflict in Gaza, rockets from Lebanon were fired into Israel twice. | During the recent conflict in Gaza, rockets from Lebanon were fired into Israel twice. |
| Hezbollah denied responsibility for those rockets, suspected to have been fired by Palestinian militants. | Hezbollah denied responsibility for those rockets, suspected to have been fired by Palestinian militants. |