Rocket fired from Lebanon toward Israel

A rocket was fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel late Sunday night, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.               

The news agency said the rocket was fired from a location near the southern town of Marjayoun, about 10 kilometers north of the Israeli border. It was not immediately clear who fired the rocket or whether it caused any damage or casualties.                           

The Israeli military did not confirm that a rocket was fired, but said residents in northern Israel reported hearing an explosion.         

The military said it was searching the area and trying to determine the circumstances behind the explosion.                

Earlier on Sunday, two rockets hit Beirut’s southern suburb wounding several people, including Syrian nationals, a day after Hezbollah’s chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his party would continue fighting in Syria until victory.        

One of the rockets landed in a car sales yard next to a busy road junction in the Chiyah neighborhood while the other hit an apartment several hundred meters away.            

The rockets launchers were later found in the hills located between Bsaba and Aitat in Mount Lebanon.          

There was no immediate claim of responsibility while the army launched investigations to reveal who was behind the attack.


AP/LBCI