Israeli troops bomb UN Norwegian unit, Israeli soldier injured by resistance
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/17/1998

The Israeli occupations forces on Wednesday afternoon bombarded the western sector of south Lebanon, while Israeli warplanes carried out mock raids in the airspace of main cities in south Lebanon.

Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery targeted Eita al-Jabal, Tabnin, Hdatha, Rashaf, Kafra and Yater towns. The enemy bombardment coincided with machine gun fire in the border area and in the central sector.

The Israeli warplanes flew over vast areas of south Lebanon at low altitudes, carrying out mock raids over Sidon, Tyre, and al-Nabatieh. The planes were targeted by Lebanese army and resistance anti-air-craft fire.

A Lebanese resistance group attacked an Israeli occupation position in Hamid and its surroundings in the occupied part of south Lebanon with rockets. In a statement, the resistance said direct hits were achieved.

Meanwhile, an Israeli military spokesman said that one Israeli soldier was wounded in a mine explosion in the occupied part of south Lebanon. In statements quoted by Israeli radio, the spokesman added that the explosion took place when an Israeli armored vehicle passed over a land-mine thought to have been planted by the Lebanese resistance. The explosion resulted in damage to the vehicle and wounding one Israeli soldier.

A soldier from the Norwegian contingent working within UNIFIL was wounded in the left hand when an Israeli tank fired shells against Norwegian soldiers who were carrying out routine activities near Balat town to the north of the occupied town of Marjyoun. The soldier was transferred to al-Naqoura field hospital for treatment and was in stable condition, although he lost a finger in the incident.

UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said that UNIFIL strongly objected to Israel against this incident, adding that two Norweigan soldiers were killed in the same area in 1993.

Meanwhile, the April Understanding monitoring committee expressed concern over Israel and its pro-Lahd militia's launching of four 105 mm shells against Murj al-Zouhour town in the West Bank. The shelling wounded one Lebanese civilian whereas and damaged seven houses.

In a statement, the understanding committee said that five mortar shells dropped in al-Dallafeh town, damaging six houses and the electricity grid in the targeted Lebanese villages and starting fires in olive fields and grape farms.

The committee described this incident as grave and as constituting a violation of the understanding's items.

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