Two Rockets from Syria Land in Shawagheer Village in Hermel
Two rockets launched from Syrian territories hit on Saturday al-Shawagheer region in Hermel, state-run National News Agency reported.
According to the news agency, the rockets only caused material damage.
The army swiftly cordoned off the area.
Fire from the conflict in neighboring Syria has regularly spilled over into Lebanon, killing two people in the most recent incident on April 14. Both rebel forces and regime troops have reportedly been involved in such fire.
Officially, Lebanon is observing a neutral stance towards the conflict pitting rebels against the regime of President Bashar Assad, but the uprising has inflamed tensions in the country's multi-confessional population.
The March 14 opposition movement has backed the uprising, while the Hizbullah and its allies support Assad.
Damascus has said rebel fighters and weapons are crossing into Syria from Lebanon, while rebel forces accuse Hizbullah of intervening in the conflict by dispatching its fighters to battle alongside government troops.
Lebanon's government has condemned successive incidents in which the conflict has spilled over the border, including alleged Syrian air strikes inside Lebanese territory.
But since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011, there have been numerous deadly clashes along the northern and eastern borders of Lebanon, usually between the Syrian army and armed Syrian or Lebanese groups backing the uprising.
There have also been clashes between armed groups and the Lebanese army seeking to prevent the infiltration of fighters into Lebanon.
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