Israeli air raids and bombardment against south Lebanese areas; resistance attacks 8 Israeli positions
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/10/2002

The Israeli warplanes raided the southern outskirts of Kafer Shouba town. This was coincided with intensive bombardment of several southern Lebanese buildings, while the Lebanese national resistance retaliated these Israeli attacks by attacking a position for the Israeli occupation forces and direct hits were achieved.

Lebanese security forces said that the enemy planes raided twice the southern outskirts of Kafer Shouba town and dropped four missiles, adding that the Israeli artillery bombarded violently the towns of Kafer Shouba, Kafer Hammam, al-Habbareyah, Shanouh farm, Bastara farm and al-Mari plain.

In retaliation to these Israeli aggression, the Lebanese national resistance attacked on Monday evening 6 positions for the Israeli forces in the occupied part of the Shebaa farms and hills of Kafer Shouba.

In a statement, the resistance said that its missile unit attacked by appropriate weapons al-Rweiseh, al-Sammaqa, Rweiset al-Alam, Zibdin, al-Ramtha; Daher al-Ahmar, adding that direct hits were achieved in Rweiseh al-Alam and Rweist al-Qarn.

Lebanese security sources said that the resistance bombarded by missiles also the two positions of al-Zaoura and Mughra and direct hits were achieved and this resulted in the suspension of the Israeli bombardment at the Lebanese villages.

Two Lebanese warplanes violated the Lebanese airspace in Sidon and Bint Jbeil in the south. This was by intensive flying of the Israeli spying planes.

A Lebanese security source said that an atmosphere of caution is prevailing the northern Israeli settlements which seemed to be empty from any movement except from certain military cars.

On the other hand, a strong explosion was heard to the south of the occupied town of al-Ghajar which adjoins the Shebaa farms. A Lebanese security source said the reasons behind this explosion was not known.

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