Israel is resolved “to take continuous action against terrorists” operating in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. His comments came after a series of Katyusha rocket attacks on northern Israel that were part of the latest cycle of escalating violence in southern Lebanon. In the latest incident, Israeli helicopters fired on a Lebanese army position, wounding one soldier.
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