Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak warned Hezbollah that it could expect retaliation for attacks that killed five Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon during the past two weeks. “He who hurts us will be hurt,” Barak said after conferring for more than six hours Monday with several ministers and military advisers, but did not elaborate on what action Israel would take.
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