Two rockets land in N Israel, causing damage


JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Two rockets landed in northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona on Sunday afternoon, causing damage, but no casualties were reported for the moment, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman told Xinhua.

Local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website that two loud explosions were heard in Kiryat Shmona. One of the rockets landed in the northern part of town, and the other in the town's southern area.

The report quoted a Kiryat Shmona resident, Eshkol Levy, as saying that he heard and witnesses the landing of two Katyushas, one in the town's northern industrial area. There was no alert.

The IDF spokesman said that by far no group has claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, nor has the IDF decided how it would respond. He also said the Israeli side so far didn't knowwhere these two rockets came.

Meanwhile, Israeli radio quoted official sources as saying thatan unknown Palestinian group had fired the two rockets from Lebanon into Israel.

It was the first time that northern Israel came under rocket attack from Lebanon since the 34-day-long war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militants last summer.

On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah militants launched a cross-border raid covered by Katyusha rocket barrages, thus triggering the month-long conflict.

Kiryat Shmona, located several kilometers away from the Israel-Lebanon border suffered severe damage and casualties during the conflict in last summer.



Source : news.xinhuanet.com




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