Kiryat Shmona: Two rockets were fired from inside Lebanon into Israel on Friday, prompting Israel to respond and fire at least two rockets back, Lebanese security and military officials said.
The exchange is the latest in persisting tensions between the two arch enemies.
A Lebanese military official said the rockets from Lebanon were fired from the town of Qlaileh, near the port city of Tyre.
It's unclear who fired the rockets, but radical Palestinian factions in Lebanon have been suspected of firing rockets into Israel.
The military official said it also was not clear if the rockets landed inside Israel. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police located one of the rockets, near the northern Israeli town of Nahariya. No injuries or damage were reported.
Lebanese security officials said Israeli troops promptly fired at least two rockets back, which landed near Qlaileh. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that nine
Israeli artillery shells fell near the town, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.
The Israeli military said it fired artillery at the source of rocket fire. The military "views this incident very severely and we hold the government of Lebanon responsible," a statement said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, September 11, 2009, 20:42