51.   In Kosovo, Tanjug said struck targets in at least seven towns in northern and central areas, including Podujevo, Vucitrn, Orahovac, Stimlje and Lipljan.

52.   In return, Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Lebanon on Wednesday, including high-tension power lines and Hezbollah bases.

53.   Iran is a longtime backer of Hezbollah, which fought Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon for years and still strikes Israeli targets in a disputed border area.

54.   Iran sponsors Hezbollah, which fought Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon for years and still strikes Israeli targets in a disputed area.

55.   Israel will strike targets within Lebanon if rockets are fired into northern Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Thursday.

56.   Israel will strike targets within Lebanon if Katyusha rockets are fired into northern Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Thursday.

57.   Israeli attack helicopters struck targets in the northern part of the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, witnesses said.

58.   Israeli warplanes struck targets in three other districts.

59.   It was not clear whether the targets were struck.

60.   Meanwhile, the NATO campaign continued unabated with alliance jets taking advantage of improved weather to strike targets in Kosovo and elsewhere around-the-clock.