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Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon
Two Katyusha rockets were fired into northern Israel from Lebanon on Monday night, an Israeli police spokesman said.Pay no attention! Just checking their shelf life! It's the first time in more than six months that such a rocket has been fired from Lebanon into Israel. Israeli munitions experts have examined the rockets, which landed in the northern city of Shlomi, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Yep, it's a missile alright! Got all the classic signs. Half buried, fins sticking out, and smoke. Want me to bang on it with this sledge and see if it will explode or something? One rocket landed on a house patio and the other near a road, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Whew! For a minute there I was thinking a return barrage of cluster bombs would be necessary! Katyusha rockets have a range of up to 25 km (15 miles) -- much longer than the more crude Don't you know? You can't reach Jerusalem from Lebanon with a Katyusha, you idiots! Try shooting it from the West Bank next time! A spokesman for militant group Hezbollah said he could not confirm if his organization was responsible. He didn't condemn and deny it? He's responsible. A spokesman for the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon and a Lebanese Army spokesman both said they had conflicting information and could not confirm a rocket launch from southern Lebanon. Must have come from Atlit then. Hundreds of Katyusha rockets pounded Israel during its war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon in the summer of 2006, which ended with a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. The last time Katyusha rockets struck Israel from Lebanon was last June. Hezbollah denied launching them. Were they snickering when they denied it? The rocket launches come just ahead of President Bush's visit to Israel, which begins Wednesday morning. Posted by: gorb 2008-01-08 |
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