BEIRUT - Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group threatened Thursday to strike the northern Israeli city of Haifa and surrounding areas if Beirut and its southern suburbs are hit by the Israeli military.
"The Islamic Resistance declares that it will shell the city of Haifa and surrounding areas if the southern suburbs and Beirut are the target of a direct Israeli aggression," it said in a statement.

07/13/2006 11:35 GMT