JERUSALEM, Israel - September 11, 2009 - At least two rockets were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel today, and Israeli forces returned fire across the border, an Israeli Army spokesman said, speaking anonymously according to regulation.
There were no reported casualties or damage on the Israeli side, according to the Israeli army and police.
Israel shelled a southern Lebanese village in retaliation for what may have been rocket attacks that were launched from the area, the Lebanese Army said.
“We still don’t know if rockets were launched from the area,” Lebanese Army Brigadier Saleh Haj Suleiman said in a phone interview. “What we can say at the moment is that two explosions were heard, and then Israel launched at least 13 shells at the southern Lebanese village of Al-Qlaileh.”
The Israeli military holds the Lebanese government and military accountable to prevent such attacks, the army spokesman said.
In January, rockets were fired twice into northern Israel from Lebanon, and Israel returned fire. The last rocket fired from Lebanon into Israel was on Feb. 21, according to the Israeli army. The Shiite Hezbollah movement, which fired 4,000 rockets into Israel during a five-week conflict in 2006, denied it was responsible for the rocket fire earlier this year.
There were no reported casualties or damage on the Israeli side, according to the Israeli army and police.
Israel shelled a southern Lebanese village in retaliation for what may have been rocket attacks that were launched from the area, the Lebanese Army said.
“We still don’t know if rockets were launched from the area,” Lebanese Army Brigadier Saleh Haj Suleiman said in a phone interview. “What we can say at the moment is that two explosions were heard, and then Israel launched at least 13 shells at the southern Lebanese village of Al-Qlaileh.”
The Israeli military holds the Lebanese government and military accountable to prevent such attacks, the army spokesman said.
In January, rockets were fired twice into northern Israel from Lebanon, and Israel returned fire. The last rocket fired from Lebanon into Israel was on Feb. 21, according to the Israeli army. The Shiite Hezbollah movement, which fired 4,000 rockets into Israel during a five-week conflict in 2006, denied it was responsible for the rocket fire earlier this year.