JERUSALEM: Several rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon on Thursday, but one was intercepted by an anti-missile shield and two or three others fell outside Israeli territory, the military said.
Israel blamed the attack — launched from area that serves as a stronghold for Lebanon’s Hezbollah guerrilla group — on a “global jihadi organization,” its term for Al-Qaeda and other militant offshoots.
There were no reports of casualties, but Israeli television showed at least one car damaged by remnants of the rocket that was shot down.
“The IDF (military) is regarding this as a one-time incident. There is no change in regulations or orders,” IDF chief spokesman Yoav Mordechai told Channel 2 television, looking to play down the attack.
It was the first such incident since May. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Thursday’s rocket fire and the Israeli army said it had not shot back across the border.
“The first indication is that the launch took place around the (Lebanese) village of Qlayle and our assessment up to now was that it was probably a launching done by a global jihadi organization,” said Peter Lerner, another Israeli military spokesman.
Rockets from Lebanon fired at Israel
