Three Rockets Launched towards Israel, Israeli Flares Fired near Aita al-Shaab

Unidentified men launched three rockets late on Saturday towards Israel from al-Qlayleh plain to the south of Tyre in southern Lebanon, reported the state-run National News Agency.

Earlier in the day and for the second day in a row, Israeli forces fired flares near Lebanese southern towns.

"Israeli forces fired flares near the (southern town of) Aita al-Shaab,” NNA said.

The NNA also said that two Israeli helicopters flew over the border region inside the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israeli forces had released heat balloons and fired flares on border towns late on Friday evening, particularly over the southern towns Marwahine, Aita al-Shaab and Ramya.

Israeli soldiers also deployed heavily along the border with Lebanon on Friday, covering the region from the village of Naqoura to Rmeish in the South.

On Friday morning, several rockets were fired on northern Israel from the outskirts of the town of Mari in Hasbaya, drawing retaliatory Israeli artillery fire.

But the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau managed later to arrest a suspect linked to the attack.

Meanwhile in Gaza, Israeli forces continued bombing the Strip and have killed at least 135 Palestinians since the start of the attack five days ago.

S.D.B.