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Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel
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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, but roads and vehicles were damaged.
Roads and vehicles were damaged in the attack, and bomb experts have launched an investigation at the scene. Israeli and Lebanese security sources said they believed a Palestinian group had fired the rockets. Israel said it would not "succumb to provocation".
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 Lebanese group Hezbollah has denied any involvement in the attack. No-one has yet claimed responsibility for it.
It is the first time Israel has come under such an attack from Lebanon since last year's conflict with Hezbollah.
'Not drawn in'
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.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."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.
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. An Israeli official travelling with Mr Olmert said: "It seems that it was Palestinians, not Hezbollah."
Israel believed Palestinians were trying to trigger a military response but it would "not be drawn in", the official said.