A Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon hit an Israeli-Arab village in the western Galilee near the Lebanon border early Saturday. Three Arab residents of the town were lightly injured by broken glass and were treated at Nahariya Hospital. Several others were treated for emotional shock. Two houses sustained damaged in the attack, which occurred at about 8:00 a.m. Saturday. The Lebanese Army reported that a second rocket exploded north of the Israeli border. A Hizbullah spokesman denied that the terror group had fired the rocket at Israel, according to Al-Arabiya television. In response, IAF attack helicopters located the launch site, about 10 kilometers north of the Israeli border, and IDF forces then fired artillery shells at the source of the Katyusha fire. In a statement, the IDF Spokesperson's Office said that Israel held the Lebanese government and the Lebanese army responsible for the attack. The officials noted that Lebanon must prevent attacks against Israel and ensure that UN resolutions are not violated. No one has claimed responsibility for the rocket attack. A Fatah commander in Lebanon, Sultan Abul-Einein condemned the attack as well, and said it was not carried out by any group connected to the PLO, Israel Radio reported. On Saturday afternoon, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora condemned the rocket attack on Israel as well as the Israeli retaliation. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Army, together with UN peacekeepers, discovered the launch mechanisms used to fire the rockets In a statement, Saniora said the rocket fired from southern Lebanon "threatened security and stability" in the region and violated UN resolution 1701. He also said that Israel’s shelling of the launch area was "an unjustified violation of Lebanese sovereignty.”
