61. Israel also holds a border zone in southern Lebanon. 62. Israel called Thursday for military talks with Lebanon to discuss security arrangements that would pave the way for Israeli troops to withdraw from the border zone they occupy. 63. Israeli helicopters strafed a group of Hezbollah guerrillas trying to infiltrate an Israeli-occupied border zone in south Lebanon Thursday, security sources said. 64. Israeli helicopters strafed with machine-gun fire a group of Hezbollah guerrillas trying to infiltrate an Israeli-occupied border zone in south Lebanon Thursday, security sources said. 65. Israel has said the border zone is needed to protect its northern towns from guerrilla raids. 66. Israel occupies a border zone in southern Lebanon to shield its northern communities from guerrilla attack from Lebanon. 67. Israel retaliated by shelling trails believed to be used by guerrillas to infiltrate the Israeli-occupied border zone in south Lebanon. 68. Israeli troops attacked Iranian-backed guerrillas on Tuesday, thrusting north for the first time in years from a border zone they occupy in south Lebanon. 69. Israeli warplanes raided suspected guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon Sunday following attacks against Israeli soldiers occupying a border zone. 70. Israeli warplanes struck at guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon Thursday after an attack on its forces in an occupied border zone injured a colonel. |