Israeli bombardment of south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/3/2003

The Israeli occupation forces yesterday at dawn bombarded the heights of al-Saddanah and the southern outskirts of Burket al-Naqqar in south Lebanon, using 155 mm caliber shells.

Lebanese security sources said that the Israeli bombardment coincided with heavy shelling from the Israeli occupation positions stationed in al-Ramtha, al-Sammaqa and Rweisat al-Alam against the liberated areas of south Lebanon, targeting in particular the outskirts of Bastara farm, Bab al-Hawa, Kafer Shouba heights and the surroundings of Burkey Batayel.

Meantime, three Israeli Apache planes flew in the airspace of the Shebaa farms and al-Arqoub heights and Shebaa.

The Lebanese security sources indicated that the Israeli forces run armored vehicles at al-Wazzani al-Ghajar axis and on the axis of al-Hammari - al-Mattala and recorded unusual moves in the surrounding of al-Tuhra position inside the occupied part of al-Abbaseyah. Nine Israeli tanks were seen positioned in the surrounding of the said position.

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