Israel reiterated it wouldn't respond since the rockets did not cross border.[141] On August 18, 2006 Lebanese police sources reported that Israeli warplanes launched four missiles toward targets in the eastern Lebanese town of Baalbek. Israeli sources acknowledge that its air force performs sorties over Lebanese territory, but denied breaking the ceasefire. Lebanese officials later contradicted the police sources stating that no missiles were fired by the Israeli planes.[142] The Associated Press reported that Hezbollah had fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets into southern Lebanon.