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Lebanon Rocket Strikes Israel

Latest violence in advance of Bush visit

By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 8, 2008 5:02 AM CST
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(Newser) – A rocket launched from Lebanon exploded in northern Israel before dawn today, causing no injuries but serving as a potential harbinger of other attacks in advance of President Bush's three-day trip to Israel that begins tomorrow. Israeli authorities blamed the attack on the Jihadi Badr Brigades, which also attacked from Lebanon in June.

The rocket “made a hole in the wall,” said a woman in Shlomi, whose porch was hit. An earlier rocket last week hit further into Israel than ever before, prompting cross-border raids by the Israeli Defense Force. Despite reports of up to three rocket strikes today, police have only confirmed one.

Israelis pause as an Israeli soldier, center, examines the remains of an exploded rocket, fired from Lebanon, after it landed in the northern town of Shlomi Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel before dawn Tuesday, police said, causing no injuries but expanding the violence...
Israelis pause as an Israeli soldier, center, examines the remains of an exploded rocket, fired from Lebanon, after it landed in the northern town of Shlomi Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A rocket fired from...   (Associated Press)
An Israeli policeman removes the remains of an exploded rocket, fired from Lebanon, after it landed in the northern town of Shlomi Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel before dawn Tuesday, police said, causing no injuries but expanding the violence that has erupted on...
An Israeli policeman removes the remains of an exploded rocket, fired from Lebanon, after it landed in the northern town of Shlomi Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel...   (Associated Press)
Israeli Policemen, background, and French U.N peacekeepers examine a remains of a rocket, fired from Lebanon, after it landed in the northern Israel town of Shlomi Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. Two rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel before dawn Tuesday, the military said, causing no injuries but expanding...
Israeli Policemen, background, and French U.N peacekeepers examine a remains of a rocket, fired from Lebanon, after it landed in the northern Israel town of Shlomi Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. Two rockets fired...   (Associated Press)
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