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08-22-2013, 02:49 PM
Lebanese media, residents confirm rockets fired at Israel. IDF: First identification (of rockets) was launch from village of Kalila south of Tyre; we assume representatives of international Jihad movement responsible for launch. Iron Dome intercepts at least one rocket
Residents of the Nahariya and Akko region reported to have been hearing air raid sirens in the area at approximately 4:30 pm. Sounds of blasts were also heard, residents added.
It was cleared for publication that the Iron Dome missile defense system has successfully intercepted at least one rocket out of several that were fired from Lebanon at the Western Galilee region. Different media outlets in Lebanon have reported that two rockets were launched at Israel from the Al Kalila region in Tyre district in southern Lebanon.
The official Lebanese news agency NNC reports that four rockets were fired at Israel from the Tyre region in southern Lebanon.
Several media outlets in Lebanon have reported that two of the rockets that were launched at Israel from the Al Kalila region in Tyre district in southern Lebanon have hit areas within Lebanese borders.
According to the Lebanese reports, the rockets were Katyushas.
In response, IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Yoav (Poly) Mordechai said that according to IDF estimates, international jihadist are responsible for the rocket fire at Israel.
"The first identification (of the rockets) was a launch from the village of Kalila south of Tyre, we assume representatives of the international Jihad movement," he said in a statement.
Police advised resident to remain close to shelters. Shai, a resident of Kibbutz Evron near Nahariya, told Ynet that the air siren was sounded only after the explosions was heard: "We heard two booms, then the siren started. We then went to the sheltered room."
Wednesday,the Lebanon News Agency reported that Israeli helicopters flew over southern Lebanon at a medium altitude earlier in the day above the regions of Nabatieh, Tupach, Marjayun and al Hayam.
It was also reported that an IDF force took position on the eastern side of the Wazzani River, and soldiers were seen manning a Merkava tank. Media sources in Lebanon reported that an IDF force of 15 soldiers was seen crossing the electric fence in a city in south Lebanon.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4421054,00.html
Residents of the Nahariya and Akko region reported to have been hearing air raid sirens in the area at approximately 4:30 pm. Sounds of blasts were also heard, residents added.
It was cleared for publication that the Iron Dome missile defense system has successfully intercepted at least one rocket out of several that were fired from Lebanon at the Western Galilee region. Different media outlets in Lebanon have reported that two rockets were launched at Israel from the Al Kalila region in Tyre district in southern Lebanon.
The official Lebanese news agency NNC reports that four rockets were fired at Israel from the Tyre region in southern Lebanon.
Several media outlets in Lebanon have reported that two of the rockets that were launched at Israel from the Al Kalila region in Tyre district in southern Lebanon have hit areas within Lebanese borders.
According to the Lebanese reports, the rockets were Katyushas.
In response, IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Yoav (Poly) Mordechai said that according to IDF estimates, international jihadist are responsible for the rocket fire at Israel.
"The first identification (of the rockets) was a launch from the village of Kalila south of Tyre, we assume representatives of the international Jihad movement," he said in a statement.
Police advised resident to remain close to shelters. Shai, a resident of Kibbutz Evron near Nahariya, told Ynet that the air siren was sounded only after the explosions was heard: "We heard two booms, then the siren started. We then went to the sheltered room."
Wednesday,the Lebanon News Agency reported that Israeli helicopters flew over southern Lebanon at a medium altitude earlier in the day above the regions of Nabatieh, Tupach, Marjayun and al Hayam.
It was also reported that an IDF force took position on the eastern side of the Wazzani River, and soldiers were seen manning a Merkava tank. Media sources in Lebanon reported that an IDF force of 15 soldiers was seen crossing the electric fence in a city in south Lebanon.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4421054,00.html