Several sources notified UNIFIL of the possibility that rockets would be launched towards Israel ten days ahead of Friday's incident, Lebanese paper A Nahar reported.
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Katyushas prepared for launch by Hizbullah [illustrative].
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Two Katyusha rockets landed in open field Friday afternoon, causing no casualties or damage.
The Jerusalem Post could not verify the Lebanese report.
According to A Nahar, UNIFIL troops also received report of the type of rockets to be used. The United Nations force passed the information on to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) two days ahead of the shooting. The report did not state whether the LAF acted on the intelligence.
On Saturday, Lebanese media reported that the rockets were fired by four men who arrived to a village near Tyre by pick-up truck, positioned the rockets on launchers, set up timers and escaped. Following the shooting on Friday, UNIFIL and the LAF raised their level of alert.
The IDF fired about 15 artillery shells at the source of the shooting immediately afterwards. It estimated that the rockets were fired by elements of Global Jihad and that the incident was isolated and would not lead to escalation on the Lebanese front.
Later Friday evening, Israel filed an official complaint with the UN over the incident. In the complaint, Israel's envoy Gabriela Shalev clarified that Jerusalem held the Lebanese state responsible for the shooting.
At the beginning of Sunday's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reiterated that Israel held Lebanon responsible for the attack.
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