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Israeli Jets Retaliate Against Hezbollah

World IN BRIEF : LEBANON

September 22, 1996|From Times Wire Reports

Israeli jets and artillery blasted Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after an Israeli officer was wounded in clashes with Muslim guerrillas there, security sources said. Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordecai said the strikes were "necessary operations" in retaliation for attacks on Israeli forces by Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.

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