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Lebanon Rocket Strikes Israel

Posted Jan 8, 08 5:02 AM CST in World 

(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.
Source: Associated Press

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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...   (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...   (Associated Press)
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