Posted on 07/16/2006 9:07:59 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
4 lightly injured in rocket attack near Akko
Several rockets land in Akko area Monday morning, house suffers direct hit; no injuries reported. Siren activated in Haifa. On Sunday evening, rockets reach Afula, Jezreel Valley for first time. Air strikes in Lebanon continue: Lebanese soldiers killed in radar shelling on shores in Tripoli area Ahiya Raved
Sixth day of war in north: Another siren was activated early Monday in the city of Haifa, which was forced to cope with the deadliest blow so far Sunday morning – with eight killed and dozens injured following a rocket attack.
The city was not hit by rockets this time, but rockets landed in the Akko area, one of them directly hitting a house. The father of the family was hurt by shrapnel, while his wife sleeping next to him was not hurt. Their child, who was sleeping in the neighbors' house, was also not hurt. In total, four people were lightly injured in the community.
Additional rockets landed north of Nahariya and near Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot.
Simultaneously, a massive Katyusha barrage was fired Monday morning at the Western Galilee communities. There were no reports of injuries.
On Sunday evening, rockets reached Afula and the Jezreel Valley communities for the first time, landing in open areas.
And while the fire in the Galilee continued, Lebanon was also shelled : On Sunday night, after a short break of several hours, the
offensive continued with 50 targets being struck within a number of hours, including the Beirut airport. Arab media reported of 15 casualties.
On Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces struck the Lebanese army's radar system in bases in the northern city of Tripoli and in the town of Abada. A Lebanese security official reported that nine Lebanese soldiers were killed in the attack and many others were injured.
IDF officials said that the offensive was carried out in light of Hizbullah's use of the radar systems in order to hurt fighters, such as the deadly attack on the Israeli missile boat on Friday evening.
Hagai Einav, Hanan Greenberg and Roee Nahmias contributed to the report
First Published: 07.17.06, 06:39 Latest Update: 07.17.06, 06:56
You know, with all these Katyusha rockets slamming into the Holy Land, one must ponder which nation is supplying these items? With a name like "Katyusha", I think it might be safe to say that Russia might have a sight interest in seeing their use increase.
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