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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5178058.stm
Rockets Hit Israeli City of Haifa
[BBC News/Ha'aretz/Ynet News/Jerusalem Post] Two rockets have struck the Israeli city of Haifa, hours after a threat by the militant Lebanese group Hizballah. The Israeli ambassador in Washington, Daniel Ayalon, described the Haifa incident as a "major escalation" of the crisis. Two people were killed - one in Nahariya and one in Safed - and another 120 were wounded on Thursday when Hizballah terrorists fired rockets across northern Israel. Hizballah Katyusha barrages landed Friday afternoon in Safed, Nahariya, Hatzor, Kiryat Shmona, Carmiel, Matat, Sasa, Pekin, and Beit Jan. One rocket hit a house in Safed, injuring 12 people. Over 700 Katyusha rockets and mortar shells have been fired on northern Israel from Lebanon, a senior IDF official reported Friday.