Thursday, January 8, 2009

Fears Subside Over Rocket Fire From Lebanon

From New York Times:

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A salvo of rockets launched into northern Israel on Thursday morning raised fears of a renewed war between Israel and the militant Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon, but those worries quickly subsided when it appeared that the attack came from one of several small Palestinian militant groups in the area.

Hezbollah quickly sought to assure the Lebanese government that it was not responsible for the two Katyusha rockets that wounded two people in the Israeli town of Nahariya, despite its leaders harsh words for Israel in recent days.

But the attack added to existing anxieties in Lebanon and once again illustrated the precariousness of the truce along Israel’s northern border.

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