Israeli troops shell south Lebanon areas
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/20/1998

Israeli occupation forces on Sunday shelled the hills of al-Tuffah district and the western Bekaa in south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery positioned in the eastern sector bombarded al-Daher mountain, Kate' Mimas, Barket Jabbour and Jabal Abu Rashid in the western Bekaa, in eastern Lebanon.

The shelling was accompanied by machine gun fire and intensive sorties by Israeli warplanes over the Bekaa and south Lebanon. Meanwhile, Lebanese resistance forces attacked the fortifications being constructed by the occupation forces in Beit Yahoun position. The resistance men were able to achieve direct hits.

On Saturday, the Israeli forces attacked with heavy artillery the outskirts of al-Dafleh, Qelya and Lucy farm in the western Bekaa. Lebanese security sources said the attacks were launched from the occupation troops' positions in Talat al-Shureiki and Kawkaba in the occupied part of the western Bekaa.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese resistance forces scored direct hits on the lines of the Israeli troops during a series of operations on Friday night in the occupied part of south Lebanon. A statement released by the resistance on Sunday said that one of its groups attacked with rockets enemy moves in the surroundings of al-Tarha position.

The statement added that resistance forces also attacked the occupation position in Murj Houla with machine-gun and rocket fire and the new Houla position with rockets. Direct hits were scored in the two positions.

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