- Title: ISRAEL: Hizbollah rocket kills three in northern Israel
- Date: 6th August 2006
- Summary: WOMAN CRYING
- Embargoed: 21st August 2006 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Israel
- Country: Israel
- Topics: War / Fighting
- Reuters ID: LVA1AGXH9OCYOJ95XKUY8S8NYXGZ
- Story Text: Hizbollah rocket barrages from Lebanon killed three people and wounded five in Israel on Saturday (August 5), police and medics said.
The three were killed when a rocket hit a house in the Israeli Arab village of Arab al-Aramshe.
Earlier, 10 rockets smashed into the northern outskirts of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, wounding five people and damaging cars and buildings.
Hizbollah fired dozens more rockets that struck northern Israeli villages including Kiryat Shmona and Maalot as well as the city of Nahariya, officials said.
The guerrillas have stepped up attacks in recent days.
On Friday (August 4), two missiles landed in open areas near the city of Hadera, about 80 km (50 miles) from the Lebanese border. That marked the deepest strike yet since the war with Hizbollah erupted more than three weeks ago.
The guerrillas have fired some 2,600 rockets into northern Israel, killing 33 civilians.
Hizbollah said the latest strikes were in retaliation for Israeli attacks that had killed civilians in Lebanon. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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