TEL AVIV, December 17. /TASS/. An Israeli tank and aircraft attacked a terrorist cell trying to shell a settlement in northern Israel with anti-tank missiles, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

"A short while ago, a terrorist cell that attempted to launch anti-tank missiles toward the area of Livneh in northern Israel was struck by an IDF aircraft and tank," it said, adding that "a number of launches toward several locations along the border in northern Israel were identified."

"The IDF struck the sources of the launches in Lebanon," it said.