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Five rockets from Lebanon hit northern Israel, Israeli tanks in Philadelphi corridor DEBKAfile Special Report January 8, 2009, 11:34 AM (GMT+02:00) After five rockets from Lebanon exploded in the Nahariya-Kabri district, early Thursday, Jan. 8, West Galilee police ordered people to stay under cover, like citizens in the south for the past month. One rocket hit a home for retired citizens. Three were injured and 11 went into shock. Israeli aircraft and artillery shelled the source of fire. Schools were closed in the area and public shelters opened. Lebanese TV reported the rockets were fired from Wadi Hamoud south of the Litani River. Ashkelon and Ashdod also took rockets. In the south, tanks joined the massive Israeli air-artillery assault Israel launched Wednesday night to destroy Hamas' smuggling tunnels, as an Israeli envoy headed for Cairo to discuss a ceasefire.  More...

An Israeli company commander was killed Thursday in the Gaza Strip January 8, 2009, 2:03 PM (GMT+02:00) Maj. Ro'i Rosner, 27, from Holonwas the seventh serviceman killed in Israel's 13-day offensive against Hamas. A Hamas anti-tank rocket hit a building occupied by Israeli forces near the Kissufim crossing.      Second day of Israel's ceasefire for humanitarian corridor    Second day of Israel's ceasefire for humanitarian corridor DEBKAfile Special Report January 8, 2009, 1:42 PM (GMT+02:00) A Hizballah Fajr-5 rocket hits Afula in 2006 Israel announced Wednesday, Jan. 7 a three-hour daily halt in military operations from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as a goodwill gesture for the passage of humanitarian aid. Israel suspended attacks in certain areas to allow people to get supplies. As the first pause took effect, Ashkelon took 4 rockets. Israel repeated the halt in military operations Thursday for two hours. DEBKAfile's military sources report that Hamas appears to have stocked Iran-made Fajr rockets capable of hitting central Israeli towns, such as Rehovot and Rishon Lezion, 16 km short of Tel Aviv.  More...