Israel claims rocket attack from Lebanon

Lebanon's army soldiers walk on Lebanon's side of the border as an Israeli soldier takes his post November 10, 2010, in the village of Ghajar, on Israeli-Lebanese border.

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Updated 11:36 p.m. ET

At least three rockets were allegedly fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Monday, and Israeli Defense Forces returned fire, according to several reports.

Although there were no reported casualties on either side, the event is a dangerous reminder of the costly and deadly 34-day conflict in 2006 that saw Israel pitted against Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.

The rockets from Lebanon on Monday caused minimal damage, landing close to the Lebanese border and just causing some damage to a chicken coop and a gas tank, The Jerusalem Post reports. Although investigations are currently underway, some reports indicate there may have been as many as four rockets fired from Lebanon.

"Several rockets hit the western Galilee. The Israeli army considers the incident severe," said a statement from the military spokesman's office, according to Reuters.

The IDF allegedly returned fire in the area of Lebanon they believed the rockets to have come from, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

Regional analysts have long expressed concern that the growing Syrian conflict could spill over to its neighbors. After protesters from inside Syria stormed the border with Israel near Lebanon and several were killed earlier this year, Israeli officials accused the Syrian government of sparking the demonstrations to distract from its worsening domestic situation.

[Samlv]

"I am here"

(for those of you who know the reference)

Why is it that Israel is constantly questioned about their intent, and their enemies are not?

[tvwatcher5345]

certain people must live out their karma, like in the 1930's in eastern europe millions of people were starved to death when their seed for crops was taken away from them by people like lazar kaganovich, many people like kaganovich helped unleash this the worst holocaust of all time in which millions upon millions died, similarly today people like fred kagan continue to espouse the US to continue in wars in the middleast like iraq which have nothing to do with 9/11, and romney has him on his foreign policy team

[pbaird2]

I have never understood why so many fight and die for land that is void of life and should be used as a landfill for toxic waste. It would be like fighting for control of northern Mexico....nobody really wants it.

[Ceres6]

The only damage reported by the three rocket was that they scared some chickens in a farm. As a result, The Israelis will treat this incident as severe and will vaporize a Palestinian city.

[dogsoul]

...so according to you - Israel should wait until Hezbollah's aim improves before doing anything about it.

[morris2196]

I wonder what the people who launched the rockets into Israel expected to accomplish. Did they honestly expect a desirable result? In the past, the result was the destruction of southern Lebanon.

[shammock112]

Pray for the Peace of Israel.

[shammock112]

Stolen land?
Really?

o When was the Palestinian state founded and by who?

o What was its capital city?

o Please specify the Palestinian state's main cities.

o What was this state's major economic field?

o Can you please give me a name of one Palestinian leader before Yaser Arafat
(who was declared as the Palestinian leader during the seventies)?

o What was the common religion in the Palestinian state?

o What was the Palestinian's state currency? Please specify its rate compare to USD

o Since there is no Palestinian state today, please specify when this country was "stolen" ?.

[dogsoul]

...it was France & England carving up the whole Ottoman Empire after WWII into the various nations we see today - but you certainly don't see the Jordanians fighting the Syrians fighting the Egyptians etc... over these sorts of land issues - why??? because they're Muslims. If Jews happened to follow Islam there would simply BE no issue. There is no disputing the fact that the Jews indeed have an historical claim to modern Israel - a simple look in history will tell you that... hence, your comparison to the Chinese, Koreans & Florida loses any merit - but Muslims aren't going to debate that - it doesn't matter - because to them, if it ain't Muslim - it's gotta go... and if they die trying to get rid of it - well, that's just a bonus...

[Jesus_Loves_Children]

Practice Makes Perfect

If Israel can't (or wont) use its anti missile defense system against unsophisticated rockets will the country be prepared to take on the more precise and powerful missiles made in Iran and launched from Syria for example?

[shammock112]

Israel has always showm mercy to the enemies that hate her.

[jsf14]

Israel also claims that water is wet and that people need oxygen to live.

[karlimhof]

maybe someone could tell me; what is israel?

seems the place has no internationally recognized borders and has annexed/military occupied over 80% of the land destined to the palestinians by the UN in 1948.


since then, only war and conflict. a settlement to the conflict today is quite easy, if israel is willing to return the stolen lands to their rightful owners...ah, well, another Christmas wish.

[shammock112]

Stolen land?
Really?

o When was the Palestinian state founded and by who?

o What was its capital city?

o Please specify the Palestinian state's main cities.

o What was this state's major economic field?

o Can you please give me a name of one Palestinian leader before Yaser Arafat
(who was declared as the Palestinian leader during the seventies)?

o What was the common religion in the Palestinian state?

o What was the Palestinian's state currency? Please specify its rate compare to USD

o Since there is no Palestinian state today, please specify when this country was "stolen" ?.

[Hutterite]

There's an unspoken rule in america. Israel is a place with references littered across the bible. So they've gotta be good. We'll support them no matter what.