Rocket hits Lebanon village
- 13 years ago
At least one person was injured in southern Lebanon when a rocket apparently fired towards Israel hit a Lebanese border village.
Lebanese security sources say the missile was fired from the Wadi al-Qaisiyeh area about two kilometres from the frontier.
It landed in the village of Houla.
Lebanese army officials said Israel launched four rockets in return.
Two weeks ago Israel said several rockets were fired across the border from Lebanon, the first such incident since 2009.
The border has been largely quiet in the five years since Israel and Lebanon's Shi'ite militant group, Hezbollah, fought a 34-day war.
But there are fears that heightened tensions over the uprising in Syria and tougher Western sanctions against Iran could spark a new round of violence.
Lebanese security sources say the missile was fired from the Wadi al-Qaisiyeh area about two kilometres from the frontier.
It landed in the village of Houla.
Lebanese army officials said Israel launched four rockets in return.
Two weeks ago Israel said several rockets were fired across the border from Lebanon, the first such incident since 2009.
The border has been largely quiet in the five years since Israel and Lebanon's Shi'ite militant group, Hezbollah, fought a 34-day war.
But there are fears that heightened tensions over the uprising in Syria and tougher Western sanctions against Iran could spark a new round of violence.