The Lebanese army has located five rockets in the country's south, according to reports in the Lebanese media on Wednesday night. The rockets were located in the En-Nakura region, opposite the Israeli town of Rosh Hanikra.
The rockets had not yet been prepared for launch.
Last month, six Katyusha missiles fired from southern Lebanon struck northwestern Israel. The attack took place during the Cast Lead operation in Gaza. One of the missiles hit a nursing home, wounding two.
Hizbullah, the chief terrorist group in southern Lebanon, did not claim responsibility for the attacks, and the incident was blamed on one of the several small terrorist gangs operating in the area. The IDF responded with artillery fire.
Less than a week later, the Lebanese army and United Nations troops found three rockets in southern Lebanon. The rockets were on timers, and were set to fire just one hour after they were discovered.
Wednesday's discovery increased fears that Hizbullah plans to fire on Israel in revenge for the assassination of senior Hizbullah terrorist Imad Mughniyeh. Mughniyeh was killed in Damascus almost a year ago, and Hizbullah has blamed Israel for his death, although Israel has not claimed responsibility for the assassination.
On Tuesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Hizbullah not to test Israel. “The results could be more painful than they imagine,” he said.