Palestinians likely behind Lebanon rockets -Israel

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) Palestinians were apparently behind the launching from Lebanon today of two rockets that hit an Israeli town, said an Israeli official accompanying Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on a visit to the United States.

''The prime minister was updated about the Katyusha rockets immediately after the event and has consulted with the defense minister and foreign minister,'' the official said. ''It seems that it was Palestinians, not Hezbollah.'' The official said Israel viewed the attack with ''deep concern'' and believed the Palestinians were trying to trigger an Israeli military response. But, the official added: ''Israel will not be drawn in.'' REUTERS PJ KP2147