61.   In the past, Arab guerrillas have responded to Israeli shelling by firing Katyusha rockets at Israeli towns and villages.

62.   In the past, Hezbollah had promptly retaliated for attacks on civilians in the south by launching Katyusha rockets on northern Israeli towns.

63.   In this ethnically divided Israeli town, the Moroccan-born mayor cut a deal with the Russian party to survive local elections.

64.   In time, villagers took jobs in Israeli towns.

65.   Israel considers the enclave as a buffer zones to prevent attacks on northern Israeli towns.

66.   Israel had pounded Lebanese villages with air and artillery attacks, accusing Hezbollah of launching Katyusha rocket attacks on northern Israeli towns from inside civilian areas.

67.   Israel launched its attacks last week after pro-Iranian Hezbollah guerrillas rocketed Israeli towns from positions in south Lebanon.

68.   Israel calls occupied South Lebanon a security zone, which it says serves to protect northern Israeli towns from guerrilla attacks.

69.   Israel has said it cannot do so until it has the necessary guarantees against attacks on northern Israeli towns by Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.

70.   Israeli leaders have threatened harsh retaliation against Lebanon if guerrillas stage attacks on northern Israeli towns after a pullout.