13/09/2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel held the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire from its “territory”, following the latest attacks from southern Lebanon into the Jewish state. "We consider that the Lebanese government as the one responsible for this," Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, in reference to Friday's attacks.

"It is clear that this firing was from south of the Litani River, in complete contravention of UN Resolution 1701," Netanyahu said. "In the end, it is the Lebanese government that is responsible for upholding the cease-fire and we view it as responsible for any violations and aggression directed at us from Lebanese territory."

Netanyahu added that "We view this with utmost gravity." He also said that Israel "will not hold back in the face of firing at Israeli territory and will not countenance any missiles or other kind of terrorism directed at Israeli citizens."
Israel has lodged a complaint with the UN over Friday's attacks, which saw several rockets fired into the north of the Zionist entity, prompting retaliatory fire from Israel. No casualties were reported on either side.

An official with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said fighters tied to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon may have been behind the latest attacks from the south of the country. Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said on Friday that "this incident aims to provoke tension and drag Lebanon into a crisis situation," calling it "an attack on Lebanon and its sovereignty."

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