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Rockets Fired From Lebanon Fall on Northern Israel
Fox News ^ | 17 June 07 | AP

Posted on 06/17/2007 9:33:59 AM PDT by stm

JERUSALEM — Two Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon fell on northern Israel Sunday afternoon, police and the military said. No one was hurt, but there was some damage, they said.

They were the first rockets fired from Lebanon since last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, when almost 4,000 rockets were fired at Israel.

Sunday's attack raised the possibility of an Israeli reprisal raid and a new flareup between the two countries. It came as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was arriving in the United States for talks. In New York, an official with Olmert said the prime minister was briefed about the incident. "Israel will not succumb to this provocation but will monitor the situation carefully," the official said, requesting anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, indicating that Israel would not hit back.

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1 posted on 06/17/2007 9:34:02 AM PDT by stm
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More threads than rockets so far.


2 posted on 06/17/2007 9:35:52 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Treaty)
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To: stm

Do you hear what I hear
A sound a sound
Olmert falling down
Rumors of war coming round


3 posted on 06/17/2007 9:39:12 AM PDT by badpacifist (Touching the portal of infinite knowledge right now!)
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Iran thinks it’s time to stir up another war again.


4 posted on 06/17/2007 9:47:25 AM PDT by dr_who_2
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i wonder if that new sat they put up can see a launch???


5 posted on 06/17/2007 10:28:31 AM PDT by camas
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This must be a mistake. Just last week, the UN observers said that there was not threat from militants in Southern Lebanon.
6 posted on 06/17/2007 11:18:05 AM PDT by SampleMan (Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
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Not this $h!t again ... Time for Israel to seriously kick some butt this time. Kill them all and let Allah sort them out.


7 posted on 06/17/2007 11:24:39 AM PDT by Marauder (Allah = Lucifer)
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