The Ziad al-Jarrah division of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al-Qaeda linked group, claimed responsibility today for the firing of two rockets into northern Israel last week. The rockets, which landed in an open area and did not cause any damage or casualties, stirred the IDF into action, which levelled a grassy knoll in southern Lebanon in violent retribution....stop press...The action is unlikley to lead to any serious deterioration in relations between Lebanon and Israel which are already at an all time low and it will take far more to stir the IDF into retaliating as it did in 2006. It will also require the IDF to be ready to retaliate. At the moment it may have the capability, but not the political backing. The action would need to be far more significant, perhaps a kidnapping or an incursion inside Israeli territory. Mecasr continues to monitor.
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