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Guerrillas in Lebanon bombard Israelis
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January 15, 2009, Thursday
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GUERRILLAS in Lebanon sent rockets crashing into northern Israel yesterday for the second time in a week, drawing an Israeli artillery barrage and threatening to drag the Jewish state into a second front as it battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
The violence defied a new call from the UN chief to immediately end fighting in Gaza.
Israel showed no signs of slowing its bruising 19-day-old offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers, striking some 60 targets. One airstrike hit an overcrowded cemetery, spreading body parts and rotting flesh over a wide area. The army said the airstrike targeted a weapons cache hidden near the graveyard.
The rocket fire in the north caused no injuries, but sent residents scurrying to bomb shelters.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed guerrilla group that fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006, denied involvement in last week's attack, and speculation focused on small Palestinian groups.
Lebanese security officials said the Israeli army fired at least eight artillery shells on south Lebanon in response. The Israeli military said it targeted the source of fire, and that it regarded the Lebanese government and military responsible for preventing attacks on Israel.
Meanwhile Egypt and Hamas have narrowed in on the possible outlines of a deal for a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, as the death toll in the war climbed to nearly 950.
Egyptian and Palestinian officials said they were hopeful of sealing Hamas' agreement on a temporary halt in fighting, which would be presented to Israel for its approval soon. But there remain key uncertainties for a longer-term deal under which Gaza's borders would be open and Israeli troops would withdraw.
The Muslim world has expressed outrage over Israel's Gaza offensive, and in a new move yesterday, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch a holy war against Israel.
The violence defied a new call from the UN chief to immediately end fighting in Gaza.
Israel showed no signs of slowing its bruising 19-day-old offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers, striking some 60 targets. One airstrike hit an overcrowded cemetery, spreading body parts and rotting flesh over a wide area. The army said the airstrike targeted a weapons cache hidden near the graveyard.
The rocket fire in the north caused no injuries, but sent residents scurrying to bomb shelters.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed guerrilla group that fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006, denied involvement in last week's attack, and speculation focused on small Palestinian groups.
Lebanese security officials said the Israeli army fired at least eight artillery shells on south Lebanon in response. The Israeli military said it targeted the source of fire, and that it regarded the Lebanese government and military responsible for preventing attacks on Israel.
Meanwhile Egypt and Hamas have narrowed in on the possible outlines of a deal for a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, as the death toll in the war climbed to nearly 950.
Egyptian and Palestinian officials said they were hopeful of sealing Hamas' agreement on a temporary halt in fighting, which would be presented to Israel for its approval soon. But there remain key uncertainties for a longer-term deal under which Gaza's borders would be open and Israeli troops would withdraw.
The Muslim world has expressed outrage over Israel's Gaza offensive, and in a new move yesterday, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch a holy war against Israel.
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