08/23/2013, 00.00
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Israel bombs 'wrong' target in southern Lebanon

by Joshua Lapide
The raid in response to the launch of several missiles in the area of Haifa. Minor damage but no casualties, both in Lebanon and in Israel. Seat of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine targeted, which denies having fired the missiles. The attack on Israel claimed by a group close to Al Qaeda.

Jerusalem (AsiaNews) - Early this morning Israeli planes bombed the ​​Naameh area between Beirut and Saida. According to the Israeli army, the goal was a "terrorist site", from which missiles were fired yesterday on Nahariya (Israel north). But the group of Palestinian militants based in Naameh deny having anything to do with missiles, whose launch was instead claimed by a group close to Al Qaeda.

The four rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel did some damage, but left no casualties. However all air traffic was stopped and sirens have sounded the alarm in the area of ​​Haifa. There were no casualties either from the Israeli air raid.

The affected area in the valley of Naameh is in the hands of the General Commander of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmed Jibril, known for his support for Syria and Bashar Assad. The Front's spokesman, Ramez Mustapha said that the air raid took place at 4 am this morning (local time) "without causing any casualties or damage," and denied that his group had fired the missiles yesterday.

The attack was instead claimed by the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a group linked to Al Qaeda, which in the past has been responsible for rocket attacks against Israel in 2009 and 2011.

Nevertheless, the Israeli army boasted that he had "precisely hit its target."

Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon, insisted yesterday that the launching of rockets from Lebanese territory is a violation of UN resolutions and those responsible must be brought to justice. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his part said that "we will strike anyone who hurts or tries to hurt us".

 

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