U.S. Reacts to Rocket Attack on Israel
U.S. official sources expressed concern about Wednesday”s rocket attack on northern Israel but told An Nahar daily that Lebanese authorities were doing all they could to prevent another attack.
The sources also told An Nahar”s correspondent in Washington that the launching of rockets from southern Lebanon into Israel was a violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 that ended the war between Israel and Hizbullah in 2006.
They said Lebanon and Israel are aware that it is in their own interest to prevent a deterioration of the security situation on both countries” borders.
An Nahar said even if "U.S. officials reject pointing their fingers at any Lebanese sides, they tend to blame Palestinian elements."
The Lebanese government has reassured the State Department about measures the army is taking along with U.N. peacekeepers in the south to prevent a similar attack, the sources told the newspaper.
Wednesday”s Katyusha attack on Israel came on the 19th day of a massive Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip and less than a week after a similar attack.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Wednesday no one claimed responsibility for the launching of rockets from southern Lebanon on Israel.
"We have, about four or five days ago, seen isolated rocket launches as well. But you know, again, we haven”t seen any claim of responsibility, and certainly nobody wants to see this expand," he said.