Continued Israeli aggression against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday shelled the western sector of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli positions in Teir Harfa and Balat shelled Kafra and Yater towns, al-Botoum towns and al-Muraba district.
The aggressive bombardment was accompanied by heavy machine gun fire. Israeli warplanes flew mock raids over the central and western sectors of south Lebanon.
In retaliation, Lebanese resistance fighters attacked an Israeli position in Balat inside the occupied part of south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance added that direct hits were scored.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday targeted the area located between Kafra and Yater towns using heavy artillery. News reports from south Lebanon said Israeli warplanes carried out provocative mock raids over al-Nabatieh and al-Tuffah districts. The Israeli planes also flew at low altitudes over the Tyre region. Further reports said the Israeli troops continued their aggressions against areas adjacent to the occupied part of southern Lebanon and its western Bekaa.
Lebanese security sources said that in the afternoon, the Israeli artillery shelled the Jabal al-Daher, Meimas crossing and al-Jabbour Heights in the western Bekaa. The Israeli bombardment targeted the outskirts of Haris town and Ashour valley in south Lebanon.
Meanwhile, one Lebanese resistance group on Tuesday attacked using machine-guns and rockets Israeli movements inside the Israeli occupation position in Balat in the occupied part of south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance said it was able to score direct hits.
Furthermore, the April Understanding Monitoring Committee met on Tuesday at the headquarters of UNIFIL in the border town of al-Naqoura. All the members were present. The committee will discuss an Israeli complaint about an explosive charge detonated by the resistance on the Roum - Annan road in Jezzine. The attack resulted in the death of one Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army member and his sister.