Israel build fortifications in Arnoun, aggression continues
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/21/1999

Israeli occupation forces and the pro-Israeli Lahd militia have continued building fortifications inside the town of Arnoun. News reports from south Lebanon said the citizens of Arnoun are moving to the liberated area in al-Nabatiyeh.

Moreover, Israeli forces on Tuesday morning and later Monday night bombarded several towns adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon.

Lebanese security sources said the Israeli bombardment targeted al-Zahrani river course and the outskirts of Arab Salim and the surrounding areas. In retaliation, the Lebanese national resistance attacked Israeli positions. Lebanese resistance sources said that one of its groups attacked the occupation position in All al-Taher and that another resistance group attacked the occupation position in al-Sweida. The sources said direct hits were achieved in the two Israeli occupation positions. Further reports from South Lebanon said the Lebanese national resistance at dawn Tuesday attacked Israel's moves inside Beaufort castle position, which overlooks the village of Arnoun. Lebanese resistance sources added it destroyed the western fortifications of the occupation position in al-Sweida.

The sources added that resistance groups attacked on Monday night the Israeli moves in the occupation position of Barachit and attacked Sujoud and Balat positions. Direct hits were achieved.

In another development Israeli occupation forces and the Lahd militias opened fire on a group of journalists who were covering the news of occupying the village of Arnoun outside the barbed wires surrounding the town. The Lebanese resistance sources said that the Lahd Militia men insulted those journalists, withdrew the films from their cameras and warned them and warned them of re-photographing the new Israeli positions established in Arnoun.

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  Israel escalates aggression against Lebanon   (4/20/1999)
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