Israel blames Hezbollah for launching cross-border rocket attacks
Israel responds to attack from Lebanon; no injuries or damage reported by either side
The Israeli military fired a barrage of shells into southern Lebanon in retaliation after rockets hit Israel, officials said.
The exchange of fire on Sunday took place in uninhabited areas of both Israel and Lebanon without causing casualties or damage, officials on both sides said.
The Israeli government accused the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah of being responsible for the rocket fire and threatened an even tougher response to any further attacks.
The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon (Unifil) said two rockets fired from the El Khiam area had struck open ground near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona.
The Israeli army responded with 32 rounds of artillery fire directed at the area from where the rockets originated, it said.
Tension has surged on the border since Lebanese troops shot an Israeli soldier driving near the frontier on December 16. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of being involved in the rocket fire.