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Israel's northern forces on high alert after rocket attack on Kiryat Shemona DEBKAfile Special Report January 14, 2009, 9:55 AM (GMT+02:00) Hizballah's Al Manar TV reports that Israel fired back. Additional Lebanese sources described Israeli helicopters hovering over southern Lebanon and five missiles fired at the rocket sites. Five Katyusha rockets were apparently fired early Wednesday, Jan. 14, from two places in S. Lebanon. DEBKAfiles military sources report: The second rocket attack from Lebanon in less than a week indicates Hizballah is supplying its terrorist allies with rockets for a systematic assault on northern Israel in support of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.  More...

Mubarak sends son-and-heir Gemal to assess Philadelphi situation DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 14, 2009, 8:43 AM (GMT+02:00) Gemal Mubarak on key mission for Egyptian president Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak decided to send his son Gemal (Jimmy) to see for himself the true situation on the strategic Philadelphi Corridor running along the Gazan-Sinai border, DEBKAfile's intelligence sources reveal. Our military sources explain the lack of progress in the Egyptian-Hamas ceasefire talks in the last 48 hours by the easing of Israeli military pressure in Gaza. Commanders are holding back and waiting for orders from Jerusalem to go for the decisive push.  More...