Lebanese resistance men attack Israeli positions
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/14/1999

Lebanese security sources said on Monday that Israel's heavy artillery shelled several areas in al-Nabatieh and al-Tuffah districts in the occupied part of south Lebanon.

The sources added that the shelling hit the surroundings of Yahmour, Beaufourt and al-Hamra towns as well as the deserted Lebanese army barracks and the areas of al-Zahrani river.

The Israeli bombardment coincided with heavy machine guns fire from the Israeli forces against the surrounding valleys and several villages in the central sector, the sources said, adding that damage was inflicted upon property and plantations.

Later on Monday, a statement by the Lebanese resistance said the resistance rocketed and machine-gunned the Israeli positions in Beer Klab and Kassaret al-Aroush. The statement added the two positions were directly hit. It continued that another resistance group attacked an Israeli infantry force in the area of al-Aroush.

Meanwhile, a resistance force on Monday rocketed a joint Israeli - South Lebanon Army militia position in al-Tibeh area.

A resistance statement said the position was directly hit by rockets.

Another Lebanese resistance statement said that on Sunday evening a Lebanese resistance group attacked, using machine guns and rockets, military movements of the joint occupation forces along the road to the Beer Klaab position.

The statement added that another Lebanese resistance group attacked several positions in the areas of Balat, Harfa, Beafourt and Debshe.

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