71. Most recent Israeli raids have lasted for only a few hours as the troops have gone in quickly to make arrests, then pulled out. 72. Soon after the Israeli raid Sunday, Hezbollah fired mortars and rockets in the Chebaa Farms area. 73. The attack by the militant Shiite Muslim group Hizbollah came in retaliation for Israeli air strikes into Lebanon on Thursday and quickly prompted a new round of Israeli raids. 74. The action marked the first major Israeli military raid into the center of a Palestinian-controlled city. 75. The Hezbollah guerrilla group, the target of the Israeli raids, again fired rockets into northern Israel. 76. The Israeli raid also destroyed a power pylon south of Beirut. 77. The Israeli raid in Hebron was triggered by Palestinian shooting attacks at Israeli army posts and a Jewish settlement near Hebron late Sunday. 78. The Israeli raid of the Khan Younis refugee camp began sometime after midnight Wednesday. 79. The Hezbollah guerrilla, the target of the Israeli raids, fired more rockets on northern Israel Sunday morning, but there was no immediate word on casualties. 80. The Israeli raid was triggered by Palestinian shooting attacks at Israeli army posts and a Jewish settlement near Hebron late yesterday. |