The Israeli military officials said they interpreted the launchings as a gesture of defiance to the United States and the United Nations by the Syrian president , Bashir al-Assad , who has been pushed in a humiliating fashion to remove Syrian troops from Lebanon since the assassination of the anti-Syrian politician , Rafik Hariri . ''
Rafik Hariri /people/person/nationality Lebanon
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