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| U.N. in Lebanon urges restraint after rocket attack | ||
| 2009-01-15 | ||
The Lebanese government condemned the attack, the second launched from Lebanon against Israel since it began its offensive in the Gaza Strip on December 27. Information Minister Tareq Mitri said it "gave Israel an excuse to harm the national interest." The army deployed additional forces in the south to boost its "defensive capabilities," a military source said. Labour Minister Mohammed Fneish, the Hezbollah minister in government, denied that the Lebanese political and military group had anything to do with the attack. "... we don't know who fired these rockets, we have nothing to do with it," Hezbollah's website quoted him as saying. "For the Israeli enemy to exploit this accident in order to use its aggression against Lebanon, that is something we condemn, reject and don't accept," he said, referring to Israel's response with artillery fire.
The Lebanese army and members of the U.N. peacekeeping force, known as UNIFIL, also deactivated three rockets rigged to launch an hour after they had been found, the army said. UNIFIL commander Major General Claudio Graziano urged maximum restraint after the early morning rocket salvo. He was working with both Lebanon and Israel to maintain the cessation of hostilities, UNIFIL spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane said in a statement. There had been no claims of responsibility for the rocket attack, she said. Israel responded with two barrages of artillery fire. There were no reports of damage or injury caused by the Israeli shells, Bouziane said. The rockets fired from Lebanon landed in open areas and caused no damage or injuries, she added. There have been no claims of responsibility for the January 8 rocket attack from Lebanon. | ||
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 The commander of a U.N. peacekeeping force urged Lebanon and Israel to exercise restraint after at least three rockets were fired ... And as commander of "peacekeeping forces" he's doing what to stop this? .. crickets ... Yeah, thought so. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-01-15 21:36 |
| #3 from the muqata blog 3:49 PM UPDATE Givati units, in action in middle of Gaza City, were under fire from the UNRWA compound by RPG, Mortar and small arms fire and called in an artillery strike on the source of the attack. More news as it breaks. (Source Channel 10 News from Army Sources) |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-01-15 14:43 |
| #2 U.N. in Lebanon urges restraint after rocket attack Worried? Good! |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-01-15 04:44 |
| #1 Just Arabs testing Israel's resolve---unless there is a strong response, they will gradually intensify. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-15 03:17 |