Rockets fired at northern Israel

Three rockets have been fired at northern Israel from Lebanon, and at least two of them struck Israeli soil, Israeli military sources said.

The incident early today was the first rocket fire from Lebanon since October 2009. No casualties or major damage were reported.

The military said it fired artillery toward the origins of the fire. It provided no information on who might have carried out the attack.

The military said it does not expect the incident to touch off a wider conflict.

Its statement, however, said it regards the attack as “severe” and holds the Lebanese government and army responsible for preventing rocket fire at Israel.

Army Radio said it was the eighth rocket attack since Israel’s war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August 2006.