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General Category => World News => Topic started by: EC on December 29, 2013, 07:13:55 am
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Via Sky News: http://news.sky.com/story/1188049/israel-fires-shells-in-response-to-rockets
Israel has fired 20 artillery shells into Lebanon in response to two rockets that were launched in the opposite direction.
The Lebanese rockets landed in a field near the town of Kiryat Shmona, the Israeli military said in a statement, causing no injuries or damage.
Israel responded with artillery fire, with witnesses in southern Lebanon reporting more than 20 shells hitting two towns.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
More follows ...
Page will be updated as the story comes in.
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Via Sky News: http://news.sky.com/story/1188049/israel-fires-shells-in-response-to-rockets
Page will be updated as the story comes in.
Interesting that they did not use their new weapon "David's Sling" or "Iron Dome"at the Lebanese rockets
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Interesting that they did not use their new weapon "David's Sling" at the Lebanese rockets
Wild speculation based purely on the twitter reports, so grain of salt:
The rockets hit an isolated area and did no damage. Why waste David's Sling when you can send a stronger message by shelling a couple of towns?
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Link in original post has now been updated with more information.