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| Israeli jets bomb Lebanon target after rocket strike | Israeli jets bomb Lebanon target after rocket strike |
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| Israeli jets have bombed a target south of Beirut a day after rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. | Israeli jets have bombed a target south of Beirut a day after rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. |
| They targeted a "terror site" near the coastal town of Naameh, between Beirut and Sidon, the Israeli military said. | They targeted a "terror site" near the coastal town of Naameh, between Beirut and Sidon, the Israeli military said. |
| The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) said one of its bases had been hit. | The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) said one of its bases had been hit. |
| But the group denied any involvement in Thursday's rocket attack into Israel. Neither incident caused casualties or much damage. | But the group denied any involvement in Thursday's rocket attack into Israel. Neither incident caused casualties or much damage. |
| Iron dome | Iron dome |
| The Israeli military, in a statement, said its air force "targeted a terror site located between Beirut and Sidon in response to a barrage of four rockets launched at northern Israel yesterday". | The Israeli military, in a statement, said its air force "targeted a terror site located between Beirut and Sidon in response to a barrage of four rockets launched at northern Israel yesterday". |
| "The pilots reported direct hits to the target," the statement said, according to AFP news agency. | "The pilots reported direct hits to the target," the statement said, according to AFP news agency. |
| PFLP-GC spokesman Ramez Mustapha confirmed the group's base at Naameh was targeted by Israeli war planes at around 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT) "without causing any victims or damage". | PFLP-GC spokesman Ramez Mustapha confirmed the group's base at Naameh was targeted by Israeli war planes at around 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT) "without causing any victims or damage". |
| The PFLP-GC, a Palestinian group known to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, denied it fired any rockets into Israel. | The PFLP-GC, a Palestinian group known to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, denied it fired any rockets into Israel. |
| Al-Qaeda linked militant group, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, said it carried out the attack. | Al-Qaeda linked militant group, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, said it carried out the attack. |
| The four rockets were fired from the Tyre region of southern Lebanon. | The four rockets were fired from the Tyre region of southern Lebanon. |
| They caused some minor damage at a kibbutz near the Israeli coastal town of Nahariya. | They caused some minor damage at a kibbutz near the Israeli coastal town of Nahariya. |
| An Israeli military spokesman said one of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system. | An Israeli military spokesman said one of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system. |
| Rockets have been fired from Lebanon into Israel intermittently by militant groups since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006. |