South Lebanese areas hit by Israeli troops

The Lebanese national resistance forces on Friday morning attacked the Israeli troops positioned in al-Sweida and Muthalath areas in the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese resistance sources said that resistance forces scored direct hits against the two targeted positions.

At dawn yesterday, the Israeli occupation forces carried out mopping-up operations in Barket Jabbour and Abu Rashed heights and Kafer Houna woods in the eastern and western sectors of south Lebanon.

Lebanese security sources said that on Wednesday after midnight, the occupation troops mopped up Litani river course and Qelya surroundings. The Israeli occupation forces continued their siege on farmers in Hadatha and Eita al-Jabal towns in south Lebanon.

The siege has been set forth since several days ago. News reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli troops open fire every day against every one who ever tries to go to his farm in the two towns. The news noted the Irish contingent working within UNIFIL tries to ensure protection to the farmers. This is, however, by its soldiers being deployed with the Lebanese farmers to prevent the Israeli troopers from shooting the Lebanese farmers.

Meanwhile, tens of women who are members in the "Four mothers" movement, who demand the government of Netanyahu to immediately withdraw from the occupied part of South Lebanon, yesterday demonstrated in front of the headquarters of the Israeli war ministry in Tel Aviv. The demonstration was in protest against Israel not abiding itself to withdraw from South Lebanon until now. For his part member of the Israeli Knesset Usi Belin said the conditional Israeli proposal to withdraw from South Lebanon is but "April Lie." The Israeli radio reported.