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Israeli PM warns Lebanon of "far-reaching consequences"
07/16/2006

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"The crisis was sparked last Wednesday when Hizbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid and killed eight soldiers in ensuing clashes. Since then, Israeli war planes have pounded targets across its northern neighbour, including the headquarters of Hizbollah in an attempt to hit at its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Hizbollah, a Shi'ite guerrilla group that has virtually carved out a separate state in southern Lebanon, is believed to have about 10,000 to 12,000 rockets in its arsenal, with a range of between 30 km and 70 km."