Israel's warplanes and artillery have struck a disputed border area in retaliation for guerrilla attacks that wounded six Israeli soldiers.
In Jerusalem, an Israeli army statement said rockets were fired at Israeli positions in the Golan Heights, targeting villages and army bases. Four women soldiers were injured, one seriously, in the village of Avivim, rescue workers said.
Rockets were also fired at Israeli military posts in the Golan Heights, near the border with Lebanon. Two soldiers were injured, the Israeli military and Army Radio said.
In a fifth day of clashes, Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas opened fire on several Israeli outposts in Chebaa Farms, a disputed land on Lebanon's border with the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
Diplomats have begun efforts to prevent the reopening of another Middle East front that has been largely dormant since Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000.
In New York, the UN Security Council last night expressed concern at violations of the UN-drawn boundary between Israel and Lebanon.
Syria's UN Ambassador, Mr Mikhail Wehbe, accused Israel of terrorising the Lebanese people by repeatedly violating their airspace, which he said was "provoking the resistance." He called on Israel to withdraw from the Chebaa Farms area on the Israeli side of the UN boundary.
The so-called "Blue Line" was drawn after Israel pulled out of south Lebanon in May 2000, ending an 18-year occupation. Lebanon, backed by Syria, considers Chebaa Farms its territory, and Hezbollah, which fought against Israeli forces during the occupation, has vowed to liberate it.
AP