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Inside an Israeli bomb shelter in Nahariya, in northwest Israel (AP)
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| By israelinsider staff and partners July 16, 2006 |
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A barrage of Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon landed late Sunday in the lower Galilee's Jezreel Valley for the first time.
Rockets landed in the city of Afula and the surrounding communities of Upper Nazareth, Migdal Ha'emek and Givat Ela at 11 p.m. At 50 kilometers (32 miles) from the northern border, this was the longest range of a rocket to hit Israel thus far. No injuries were reported.
Israel Air Force Commander Major General Elyezer Shkedy told reporters at a news briefing earlier in the day that Hezbollah still has at its disposal an arsenal "of very many rockets of all kinds."
Israeli media quoted army sources as estimating that Hezbollah is left with 25% of its original missile capacity, after firing more than 1400 rockets in the past five days and having many weapons destroyed by the Israeli Air Force.
Magen David Adom reported Sunday evening that eight people had been killed and 54 people wounded, four seriously, nine moderately, 23 lightly and 18 suffering shock, since the morning in northern Israel.
Since the fighting in the north began last week, 20 Israelis have been killed, including IDF troops. 398 have been wounded -- seven seriously, 22 moderately, 142 lightly and 207 have suffered shock.
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