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Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon | Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon |
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Two rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon. | |
The Israeli military responded with eight shells fired into a fruit plantation near the city of Tyre, reports said. | |
Remnants of a Katyusha rocket were found in Israel, police said. There were no reports of casualties. | |
Israel and the Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah fought a devastating 34-day war across the border in 2006. | |
This was triggered by a Hezbollah raid into Israel, in which the group seized two soldiers and killed others. | This was triggered by a Hezbollah raid into Israel, in which the group seized two soldiers and killed others. |
On the Lebanese side more than 1,000 people died, mostly civilians. About 160 Israelis - most of them soldiers - died in the fighting and rocket fire. | On the Lebanese side more than 1,000 people died, mostly civilians. About 160 Israelis - most of them soldiers - died in the fighting and rocket fire. |
The border has been tense, but largely quiet. There have been occasional clashes and rocket fire. The Associated Press says this is the fourth such attack in 2009. | |
Palestinian militant groups operating in Lebanon are often blamed. |