Middle East live: Israel prepared for ‘strong action’ in north near Lebanon, says Netanyahu

Israeli prime minister tours country's northern border with Lebanon; gunman wounded after shots fired at US embassy north of Beirut

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Here are the fuller quotes from Benjamin Netanyahu, who was touring northern Israel near the UN-drawn blue line which has separated Lebanon and Israel since 2000 and said that Israel was prepared for strong action in the region. Earlier this week Israel's military and emergency rescue teams fought large fires set of by rockets fired into Israel.

Reuters reports Netanyahu said:

Whoever thinks that they can harm us and we will sit idly by is making a big mistake. We are prepared for a very strong action in the north. In one way or another we will restore security to the north.