Israel is attempting to establish a buffer zone between Israel and the Litani – about 25 miles from the border—to halt the Hezbollah cross-border rocket attacks./ Israel also said it had shot down a Hezbollah drone / Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a taped address to an American Jewish charity, said Israel was prepared to pay "a terrible price" to battle Hezbollah now rather than face a strengthened foe later.