Residents of northern Israel, fearful of retaliatory Katyusha attacks for massive Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets deep inside Lebanon, sought refuge in bomb shelters and canceled Purim parties. U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged all sides to avoid an escalation of hostilities. Israeli security officials said there would be no further escalation of the air strikes, which followed the killings of four Israelis in a roadside bombing Sunday, if Hezbollah refrains from firing Katyushas at Israel.
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