More Israeli fortifications in South Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday reinforced their advanced fortifications in the central sector of South Lebanon. News reports from South Lebanon said that Israeli helicopters were seen transporting concrete fortifications to the occupation position at Deir Seryan.
The reports added that Israeli armored vehicles were positioned on Monday at dawn at Ein Qinyeh and Zaghli hills overlooking the villages of liberated Hasbaya district after the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army had withdrawn its troops from the district.
News reports from the occupied town of Khiam said that the South Lebanon Army arrested Lebanese citizen Jihad Hussein Haidar who was taken to Khiam camp.
On Monday morning, the Israeli occupation forces reopened Zamraya crossing, which had been closed since last Thursday.
Late in the day, Lebanese resistance forces attacked at 4 p.m. a pro-Israeli militia's convoy using machine-guns and rockets while patrolling Sujoud road, according to a statement issued by the resistance.
The statement added that one vehicle was damaged and its occupants were hit. Simultaneously, another resistance group was attacking the Israeli position at Sujoud. Soldiers inside the position tried to rescue the convoy, but resistance forces prevented them from doing so, the statement continued.
At 4.35 p.m., resistance forces attacked a pro-Israeli patrol in the central sector of the occupied border strip with rockets and mortar fire. The attack resulted in heavy casualties among the patrol's soldiers and vehicles.
In a statement, the resistance said that another Lebanese resistance group attacked the Israeli al-Qantara position with rockets and mortar rockets. The position was directly hit and its troops were injured, the statement said.
Further reports added that the town of Qelya in the western Bekaa area came under the Israeli bombardment which damaged houses, streets and the electricity grid. Lebanese security sources said that seven heavy artillery shells hit the town and the family of Lebanese citizen Jawdat Naser.