Israeli planes destroyed tanks held by a radical Palestinian group at a base in Lebanon near the Syrian border. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said the strike against the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was a signal to all forces in Lebanon that Israel would retaliate against any attacks following its planned troop withdrawal.
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