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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: December 28, 2005 |
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Israel will retaliate to any rocket fire from Lebanon, and does not rule out the possibility of targeting installations in Syria, which backs many terrorist groups, the top general in northern Israel said Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. Udi Adam, head of the Israeli army's northern command, which oversees the tense Israel-Lebanon border, spoke to The Associated Press hours after Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon landed in the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona.
The army responded by bombing a Palestinian militant group's training base in southern Lebanon, and Adam hinted this would be the end of Israel's retaliation in this round of cross-border fighting. But he warned Israel would not sit quietly if again targeted.
"The main message that we passed and we are trying to give is that the Lebanese government must take responsibility for what happens in its territory," Adam said. "If Kiryat Shmona residents don't sleep quietly, then the residents of Beirut won't sleep quietly. This is an unequivocal message."
The terrorist group - the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command - targeted in the Israeli strike early Wednesday is backed by Syria and Iran, Adam said.
Asked if Israel will also bomb Syrian targets as it has done in the past when rockets have been fired by groups backed by Damascus, Adam said: "I won't answer that ... we reserve the right to retaliate anyway we see fit."
The AP contributed to this report. |
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