Israeli planes attack Palestinian base near Beirut

Israeli warplanes raided a Palestinian base near Beirut on Wednesday, causing no casualties, security sources said.

The raiding jets fired one missile at the base, belonging to guerrillas of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a radical group which opposes the Middle East peace process.

The sources said there were no casualties from the air attack on the base in Naameh, 15 kilometers south of the Lebanese capital.

Israel has frequently targeted the base in recent weeks, with the only casualty being a male nurse killed two weeks ago. The Naameh base consists of underground tunnels where the guerrillas are believed to store weapons.