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| Explosions heard in northern Israeli cities | Explosions heard in northern Israeli cities |
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| Explosions have been heard in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. | Explosions have been heard in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. |
| Reports say that air raid sirens were heard across northern Israel around the time of the blasts, but no casualties were reported. | Reports say that air raid sirens were heard across northern Israel around the time of the blasts, but no casualties were reported. |
| Lebanese and Israeli officials said that four rockets had been fired from southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah. | Lebanese and Israeli officials said that four rockets had been fired from southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah. |
| Rockets have been fired into Israel intermittently by militant groups since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006. | Rockets have been fired into Israel intermittently by militant groups since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006. |
| Sirens were heard across the area, including in the towns of Nahariya and Kiryat Shemona. | Sirens were heard across the area, including in the towns of Nahariya and Kiryat Shemona. |
| However, an Israeli army spokesman told the BBC that Hezbollah did not carry out the attack. | |
| Israel believed "global jihad organisations" were behind the attack, he said. | |
| Army radio said that one of the rockets was intercepted by the country's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. | Army radio said that one of the rockets was intercepted by the country's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. |