One Israeli soldier wounded in a Hizbullah bombardment of Shebaa
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/9/2004

One Israeli soldier was hit by shelling fired by the Hizbullah party at an Israeli military position in Shebaa farms to the southern east of Lebanon.

The Israeli sources said that missile shelling targeted one of the positions in the area.

News reports in Lebanon said that several towns near Shebaa farms witnessed a recirpocated bombardment between the Israeli army ad the Hizbullah and the Israeli warplanes was roving the atmosphere of the area while Hizbullah anti- aircraft means intercepted them.

The Israeli artillery bombarded the outskirts of Kafer Shouba town near the Shebaa farms after an attack by missile launched by members of the Hizbullah party at an Israeli occupation forces position in Rweset al-Alam and Rweisat al-Sammaqa.

The Hizbullah operations came following an Israeli raid targeted on Monday evening Haret al-Naema area, 20 Km to the south of Beirut.

A Lebanese source said that the attack targeted an area including a base for the "people's front for the liberation of Palestine- general command." However, a member in the front said that the targeted building is now used as a hospital. The Israeli raid did not result in human losses.

The raid came a short time after firing mortar shelling -- according to Israel -- was about to hit one Israeli military ship in Raas al-Naqoura to the north of Israel. The Lebanese Hizbullah party denied any links to firing the missiles.

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