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UN Investigates Latest Rocket Fire From Lebanon
New York, Oct 28 2009 11:10AM
United Nations peacekeepers have launched an investigation into a recent incident in which a rocket was fired from Houla in southern Lebanon and struck the vicinity of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.
The rocket firing occurred at around 6:50 p.m.
hours on Monday, according to the UN Interim Force in
Lebanon (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unifil/).
It
added that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retaliated with
artillery fire aimed at the area from where the rocket
originated.
UNIFIL has no reports of casualties on
either side. It is in contact with both parties, urging them
to exercise maximum restraint, uphold the cessation of
hostilities and avoid taking steps which would lead to
further escalation.
The Force, in coordination with
the Lebanese Armed Forces, has deployed additional troops
and a reaction force in the area.
UN and Lebanese
forces are also in the process of investigating a number of
similar incidents that have occurred in recent
weeks.
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