Barak vows to strongly repel Hizbullah's attacks against Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has stated that he will firmly and painfully respond, regardless of the withdrawal plan from south Lebanon, if Hizbullah continues missile attacks against Israel.

In a session for his Cabinet on Sunday quoted by Israeli Radio, Barak added that after withdrawal from Lebanon Israel will crystallize tougher grounds for a new game to repel such attacks, stressing his commitment to withdraw the Israeli Army from Lebanon by next July.

Barak stated that Israel will continue to work cautiously and with a sense of responsibility with the objective of protecting northern Israel, adding that and Israel will work to strengthen these settlements, economically, socially and on the security level.

Barak commended the "successful military operation" carried out by Israeli war jets at the end of last week against Lebanon, saying that this operation inflicted heavy damages at the level of repulsing and punishment.