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Monday, November 28, 2011

IDF fires on Lebanon after at least 3 rockets land in North


By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF 


THE JERUSALEM POST

Remains of Katyusha rocket fired into North [file]Police say projectiles land in Western Galilee near Lebanese border; some damage, but none hurt; Police, IDF search for additional rocket after explosion heard; IDF on full alert in North.

The IDF returned fire on the source of at least three rockets fired into northern Israel from Lebanon overnight Monday.
Three rockets fired from Lebanon landed in the Western Galilee, with police searching for a possible fourth rocket. No injuries were reported in the attacks.

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The rockets landed close to the Lebanese border , causing some damage to a chicken coop and a gas tank. Firefighting crews were called in to cool down a propane gas tank that was struck.

Police were searching for a possible fourth rocket in the Western Galilee after residents reported hearing an explosion in the area.

The IDF said in a statement that it views the rocket attacks as a severe incident and it holds the Lebanese government and theLebanese military responsible for preventing such actions.

The IDF Northern Command has gone on full alert and is holding continuous evaluation in light of the events, the statement added.

Army Radio reported that at least one of the projectiles was a Katyusha rocket. The police clarified in a statement that it remained unclear whether the projectile was a Katyusha or a different type of rocket. Police bomb squad units and the IDF were investigating the incident.

The Western Galilee was a target of Hezbollah rocket attacks during the 2006 Lebanon War, but the front has been largely quiet for the past several years.

NOTE:
When do "severe incidents" become an "Act of War"?  Have rocket attacks by neighboring countries and terrorist organizations become so commonplace, that they are simply referred to as "incidents"?  Would any other country in the world be as "accepting" of such acts, without considering the fact that this is unacceptable?!




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