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Summary
A rocket fired from Lebanon struck inside northern Israel causing no damage or injury, and Israel responded with artillery fire at Lebanon, the Israeli military and a Lebanese security source said. There were no reports of casualties from the rocket that security sources said slammed into an open area near the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmone, or from Israel's subsequent artillery fire at Lebanon. A Lebanese security source confirmed a rocket had been fired from southern Lebanon from the village of Houla, and another Lebanese security source said Israel fired at least eight artillery shells afterwards toward that area. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the shooting. Israel has complained about two recent blasts involving weapons storage depots in southern Lebanon, and two rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel last month. A militant group claiming links to al Qaeda said it was responsible for the rocket attack.
