Lebanese resistance wounds SLA members
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/1/1999

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday continued attacks against area adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon.

Lebanese security sources said the Israeli troops bombarded the suburbs of al-Mansouri town in the western sector, setting farms on fire. Lebanese civil defense teams rushed to the scene but the fire continued until Tuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese resistance carried out a series of operations against the Israeli forces and their agents in the occupied strip of south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance said a group of resistance fighters attacked a pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia position in al-Sweida.

The Lebanese security forces added that two members of the SLA militias were wounded.

Another Lebanese resistance group launched on Sunday an attack, using guns and rockets against a SLA position at al-Hamra bridge.

The attack resulted in inflecting casualties on the position. The Lebanese national resistance also attacked Israeli and pro-Israeli positions in Sujoud, Qseir, Salaa, al-Tibeh project, al-Burj, Ali al-Taher, Hardoun and al-Radar.

Earlier in the day, the Israeli occupation forces bombarded several villages in the western and central sector and in al-Tuffah district in South Lebanon.

Lebanese security sources said the Israeli occupation artillery targeted the surroundings of Kafra, Yater, Haris Hadatha, Khurber Soloum, Majdal Soloum, al-Sawannah, Majdal Zoune, Zibqin, Qibreiha, Toulin, Farroun, a;-Ghandoureyah, Haboush and Zouter East and Zouter West.

The Israeli bombardment also targeted al-Zahrani river course, al-Rafe mountain and the valleys of al-Qeseyeh, al-Salouki, al-Hajir and Serbin.

The Israeli shelling was accompanied with mopping up operations of the targeted areas, under an intensive flying of the Israeli warplanes at low altitude.

Furthermore, the Israeli warplanes raided on Tuesday al-Tasse spring course in al-Tuffah district.

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