Lebanon: 5 Rockets Found Near Israel Border

Associated Press
February 4, 2009

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/743/lebanon-5-rockets-found-near-israel-border

A senior official from the U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon says five rockets have been found near the Israeli border.

Milos Strugar says the rockets were discovered along with a launching pad by a patrol of peacekeepers Wednesday near the town of Naqoura where the U.N. force is headquartered. They were not set to be fired.

Strugar said Lebanese army units were called in and an investigation was under way.

The militant group Hezbollah, which has a strong presence in south Lebanon, has a large rocket arsenal, but is not believed to have used them against Israel since their 2006 war.

Rockets from Lebanon were fired into Israel on two occasions during Israel's Gaza offensive. Palestinian militant groups are suspected of firing them.

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