Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said that Hezbollah has ''the right to respond to Israeli occupation, especially following the last aggression on Syria.”

Targeted vehicles were two kilometers away from the Lebanese border.

Cap. Yochai Kalangel and Sgt. Dor Haim Nini lost their lives in the attack on the Lebanese border.

Army returns fire at Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon; additional mortar shell fired from Lebanon hits a home in Kfar Rajar on the Israeli side of the border.

The Arab-language newspaper 'Al-Hayat' quoted Western diplomats as saying that officials in Jerusalem sought to convey the message through indirect channels.

Defense minsiter visits IDF Northern Command HQ, warning that Israel ''will not tolerate attacks on it;'' IDF chief Gantz says the ''north is quiet, strong, and steadfast.''

PM formally accepts invitation to address special joint session of Congress, but will do so as a part of two-fold trip to Washington.

The speech was given on November 28 in the al-Kabali Mosque and led to calls of support from the worshipers attending.

The detained cell focused on targetting Israeli Druse, considering them to be infidels or apostates according to the Salafist Sunni outlook to which the plotters subscribe.

''Number of models have been tested, with quite a few successes.''