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Hizbollah rains fresh salvos of rockets on northern Israel
19/7/2006 16:45

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A man stands on the ruins of house destroyed by Lebanonese missiles in northern Israel, yesterday. -Xinhua/AFP

Lebanese Shiite militant group Hizbollah launched new salvos of rocket onto northern Israel on Tuesday afternoon, local newspaper Ha'aretz reported on its website.

At least six rockets landed in the key northern Israeli city of Haifa, causing some damages but no casualties.

Haifa, the third largest Israeli city and commercial center, has suffered repeated rocket attacks in the past two days and eight Israelis were killed and dozens wounded in Hizbollah rocket attacks on the city on Sunday.

Rockets also hit Safed, another northern Israeli town, destroying a gas pipeline in the town's industrial zone.

Meanwhile, other cities in northern Israel, including Shlomi, Tiberias and Nahariya, were also targeted by Hizbollah rockets on Tuesday.

A barrage of Katyusha rockets landed at about 11:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in open lands near Shlomi, causing a fire in thorns.

No casualty or damage was immediately reported.

Hizbollah, which seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight on July 12, has rained rockets on Israel since Israel launched a massive assault in Lebanon.



Xinhua News