Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Israel's northern forces on high alert after rocket attack on Kiryat Shemona

DEBKAfile Special Report

January 14, 2009, 6:31 PM (GMT+02:00)

Hizballah's Al Manar TV reports that Israel fired back after three rockets were launched against Kiryat Shemone. Lebanese sources said Israeli helicopters hovered over southern Lebanon and its artillery shelled the rocket sites. Three more rockets primed for launching were later discovered by the Lebanese army and UNIFIL troops at Habariyeh.

DEBKAfile's 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. 
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