South Lebanon under fire from Israeli warplanes

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday raided the surroundings of Sujoud area in al-Tuffah district in south Lebanon, while the Israeli occupation forces shelled the hills of al-Tuffah district and al-Zahrani river course.The shelling was accompanied by intensive mopping up operations.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Israeli occupation forces bombarded the towns of Kafr Rumman, al-Hamra farm, al-Salawqi valley, Aqmata farm and al-Rafai mount. The bombardment was accompanied by heavy machine-gun fire against the mountainous roads linking al-Tuffah district with the occupied part of south Lebanon.

Israeli jet fighters carried out provocative mock raids at low altitudes over the Western sector of south Lebanon, as well as over al-Nabatieh district.

Further reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli troops arrested Lebanese civilian Ahmad Ali Srour in Eita al-Chaab town in the occupied part of south Lebanon and took him to Khayam jail.

Meanwhile, the April Understanding monitoring committee meets today to discuss a Lebanese complaint in protest of last week's Israeli shelling of al-Sawanneh town in south Lebanon, during which three houses and the town's electric grid were damaged.