Rockets Hit Northern Israel

So far the Israelis and the Lebanese are playing down this strike. The Lebanese Daily Star reports that "Lebanese Information Minister Tarek Mitri told AFP that Hizbullah, which is represented in the government, had said it was not involved in the rocket barrage" and that the rockets were probably fired by a rogue Palestinian faction in southern Lebanon. Despite the fact that one missile hit a retirement home and wounded two retirees, The Israelis, for the time being, are taking the same line. The Israelis replied with artillery fire. The Jerusalem Post reports:

The IDF's Northern Command held consultations following the attack, saying that "Israel holds the government of Lebanon and the Lebanese armed forces responsible for preventing rocket fire into Israel." The army also said that Palestinian elements were interested in "dragging Lebanon into a war."