Northern Israel Hit Again By Rockets From Lebanon

Here we go again. For the second time in a week, northern Israel has been hit by rockets fired out of southern Lebanon...this time there were no injuries. No one has claimed responsibility for these new rocket attacks but one has to start wondering when the Israeli government is going to simply hold the Lebanese government and Hezbollah responsible for ANY rocket attack coming out of Lebanon. Here's some of the details out of Breitbart:

Militants in Lebanon sent rockets crashing into northern Israel on Wednesday, while Israeli aircraft pounded a Gaza cemetery, Hamas weapons positions and tunnels used for smuggling, witnesses and the military said Wednesday.
The rockets from Lebanon landed in open areas near the town of Kiryat Shemona, causing no injuries or damage, Israeli police said. Residents of northern Israel were instructed to head to bomb shelters following the second attack from Lebanon in less than a week.

The Israeli military confirmed that it returned fire, and said it regarded the Lebanese government and military as responsible for preventing attacks on Israel.
Three more Grad rockets that were set to be fired were discovered and dismantled by Lebanese troops several hours after the initial morning rocket firing, the officials said.

Several months ago, some of you might remember me blogging here about how, after the Lebanese government had given Hezbollah veto power in its government, the Lebanese government had just signed its death warrant that at that point, they would be held complicit with any Hezbollah action against Israel. Well, this may play out here - I'm not saying these were Hezbollah rockets, in fact, I doubt they were because they were so far off target, but if this should escalate, I have no doubt that Israel will not avoid government troops in Lebanon as they did in 2006.

Israel again hit by rockets fired from Lebanon

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Wednesday's rocket attacks from Lebanon. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed guerrilla group that fought a monthlong war with Israel in 2006, denied involvement in a similar attack last week and speculation has focused on small Palestinian groups in Lebanon.
Lebanese security officials said the Israeli army fired shells on southern Lebanon in response. Israeli helicopter gunships flew reconnaissance missions along the heavily protected border as Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers sent out patrols, the Lebanese officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to the press.
Residents in southern Lebanon took their children out of school in fear of an escalation.
The Israeli military confirmed that it returned fire, and said it regarded the Lebanese government and military as responsible for preventing attacks on Israel.
Three more Grad rockets that were set to be fired were discovered and dismantled by Lebanese troops several hours after the initial morning rocket firing, the officials said.
In Gaza, Israeli warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded 60 targets overnight, including a police court in Gaza City, rocket-launching sites, weapons-production and storage facilities and about 35 weapons smuggling tunnels, the military said. Witnesses in southern Gaza reported an airstrike on the house of a rocket squad leader.
Aircraft also struck the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in Gaza City, destroying about 30 graves—some recently dug—and scattering body parts for yards, residents said. The military had no immediate comment, but rocket squads have used graveyards as launching pads in the past.
"There was flesh on the roofs, there was small bits of intestines. My neighbor found a hand of a woman who died a long time ago, we put it all into a plastic bag," said resident Ahmad Abu Jarbou.
Four Palestinians, including at least two militants, were killed and 32 people were wounded in overnight fighting, Gaza hospital officials said.
Early Wednesday, Israeli tanks fired shells at civilian areas, igniting small fires that dissolved into clouds of white smoke that hung above the city center, witnesses said. The Israeli military has not confirmed allegations that it has improperly used white phosphorous shells, saying only that it uses munitions is in accordance with international law.