Tel Aviv, Sep 26: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is striking Hezbollah “with full force” and will not stop until its goals are achieved.

Netanyahu spoke as he landed in New York to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting and as U.S. and European officials were pressing for a 21-day halt in fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah to give time for negotiations.

Netanyahu said Israel's “policy is clear. We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with full force. And we will not stop until we reach all our goals, chief among them the return of the residents of the north securely to their homes.”

Israel has dramatically escalated strikes in Lebanon this week, saying it is targeting Hezbollah. Israeli leaders have said they are determined to stop more than 11 months of cross-border fire by the group into Israel, which has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Israelis from communities in the north.

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Bhubaneswar (PTI): An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was booked in Bhubaneswar for allegedly raping a woman, police said on Sunday.

The case was lodged under BNS Section 64 on the basis of a complaint filed at the Saheednagar police station of the city, they said.

The alleged incident took place on January 15 at the officer's official residence in the city, where the woman had gone along with a friend, they added.

The FIR was registered on February 20 after a preliminary inquiry established prima facie evidence, officials said.

The woman, who is married, alleged that the accused officer had threatened to circulate her intimate photographs on social media.

Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said an investigation is underway.