Fadlallah Does Not Condemn Rocket Attack on Israel, Denies Hizbullah Involvement

Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah on Thursday refused to condemn a rocket attack on Israel from Lebanon that took place earlier in the day, although he denied any involvement by Hizbullah in the incident.

"We were not aware that a rocket attack will happen and we have nothing to do with it,” Fadlallah said in an interview on LBCI television.

“We do not condemn any act directed against the Israeli enemy,” he added.

Earlier on Thursday, unknown militants fired four rockets from the southern region of Tyre towards northern Israel, causing no casualties.

Later, the Israeli news website walla.co.il said the attack was claimed by the al-Qaida-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades.

In November 2011, the group fired a volley of rockets from southern Lebanon at Israel, provoking a reaction from the Israeli army.

The same group had claimed responsibility for a rocket attack in 2009.

Separately, Fadlallah said he condemns the reported deadly chemical attacks in the Ghouta area in Damascus' countryside "regardless of the perpetrator," calling for an investigation.