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Old 01-08-2009, 12:31 AM   #179
Jayems
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Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans View Post
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/me...srael.rockets/

Lebanon (possibly Hezbollah) has joined the fray. I guess it was only a matter of time...
Sounds like Israel fired artillery into Lebanon in retalliation and schools are closed in fear of more Israeli retaliation.

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At least three Katyusha rockets fired from south Lebanon exploded in northern Israel early Thursday morning, leaving two people lightly wounded and a number of others suffering from shock.

Israel Defense Forces troops immediately fired five artillery shells at Lebanon in response to the rockets, an Israeli security source said.


A military spokesman said Israel aimed "a pinpoint response at the source of fire."
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This was the first time a Katyusha fired from Lebanon struck Israeli territory since the Israel Air Force began its offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on December 27.

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Lebanese security sources said that schools in south Lebanon were closed, however, due to fear of Israeli reprisal.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned that should Israel attack Lebanon, it would suffer an even greater defeat than the one he claimed it suffered in 2006.

"We are prepared for every possibility and are ready for all aggression... The Zionists will discover that the war they had in July was a walk in the park if we compare it to what we've prepared for every new aggression," Nasrallah said, referring to the Second Lebanon War.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1053800.html

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