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Israel has been hit by a rocket attack from Lebanon, officials say. | Israel has been hit by a rocket attack from Lebanon, officials say. |
Two Katyusha rockets exploded near the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona. There were no casualties in the blast, Israeli police said. | Two Katyusha rockets exploded near the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona. There were no casualties in the blast, Israeli police said. |
Roads and vehicles were damaged in the attack, and bomb experts have launched an investigation at the scene. | Roads and vehicles were damaged in the attack, and bomb experts have launched an investigation at the scene. |
It is the first time Israel has come under such an attack from Lebanon since the July-August 2006 conflict with Hezbollah, Israeli army radio says. | |
The rockets came from the Lebanese village of Taibeh, 4km (2.5 miles) from the border with Israel, Lebanese television station LBC reported. One hit a factory, the other hit a car. | |
Israeli and Lebanese security sources said they believed a Palestinian organisation in Lebanon fired the rockets. | |
A Hezbollah spokesman in Beirut told Reuters news agency his group was not involved in the attack, saying: "We had nothing to do with this." | |
No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts. | |
The incident came as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in New York for a three-day visit to the US. He had been informed of the attack, army radio said. |