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| Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel | Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel |
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| Two rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say. | Two rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say. |
| It is the first such incident in seven months, and comes 18 months after the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah. | It is the first such incident in seven months, and comes 18 months after the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah. |
| One Katyusha rocket hit a house in the border town of Shlomi while the second crashed into a nearby street. | One Katyusha rocket hit a house in the border town of Shlomi while the second crashed into a nearby street. |
| There were no reports of injuries. The army initially said the blasts had been caused by an old rocket exploding. | There were no reports of injuries. The army initially said the blasts had been caused by an old rocket exploding. |
| This event is a grave aberration. We do not intend to allow for the status quo in the region to be changed, Defence Minister Ehud Barak So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the rocket fire. Israel is on high alert ahead of a visit by US President George W Bush, which begins on Wednesday. | |
| Tuesday's explosions happened during a heavy storm and Shlomi's mayor said residents had initially thought they were claps of thunder. The rocket fragments were discovered after daybreak, he said. | Tuesday's explosions happened during a heavy storm and Shlomi's mayor said residents had initially thought they were claps of thunder. The rocket fragments were discovered after daybreak, he said. |
| Exiled groups | Exiled groups |
| Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called the rocket fire a "grave aberration". | |
| "We do not intend to allow for the status quo in the region to be changed," he said in a statement. | |
| "We will study what happened, think, decide, and do what needs to be done." | |
| During the 2006 war, Hezbollah militants fired thousands of rockets and mortars into northern Israel, while Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded targets throughout Lebanon. | During the 2006 war, Hezbollah militants fired thousands of rockets and mortars into northern Israel, while Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded targets throughout Lebanon. |
| Although correspondents say Hezbollah is Israel's main foe in Lebanon, exiled Palestinian groups have also been known to fire rockets from there. | Although correspondents say Hezbollah is Israel's main foe in Lebanon, exiled Palestinian groups have also been known to fire rockets from there. |
| In June 2007, two Katyushas hit an industrial area near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona without causing injuries. | In June 2007, two Katyushas hit an industrial area near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona without causing injuries. |
| Hezbollah denied responsibility for that attack, and Israel blamed an unnamed Palestinian organisation. | Hezbollah denied responsibility for that attack, and Israel blamed an unnamed Palestinian organisation. |
| The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it was investigating the latest incident. | The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it was investigating the latest incident. |
| A Lebanese army spokesman and Hezbollah declined to comment. | A Lebanese army spokesman and Hezbollah declined to comment. |