Israeli jets raid south Lebanon
Israeli warplanes on Wednesday continued sorties over the capital Beirut and broke the sound barriers three times. Since the middle of Tuesday night, Israeli war planes have been carrying sorties in the skies of south Lebanon, the coastal area, the western Bekaa and the capital Beirut.
Meanwhile, Israeli helicopters carried out on Wednesday morning a vast mopping-up operation in the al-Jabbour area in the western Bekaa. Thermal balloons were dropped to divert Lebanese anti-aircraft missiles.
On Tuesday night for more than two hours Israeli warplanes carried out mock provocative raids at low altitudes over the Western Bekaa, Rashayya al-Wadi and the heights located on the western plains of anti-Lebanese mounts, where hundreds of thermal balloons were dropped to divert the fire of missiles launched by the Lebanese Army and resistance positions in the area.
As of Tuesday night the Israeli occupation forces shelled with heavy artillery Burket Jabbour, Abi Rashed woods and Sujoud, where 20 shells were dropped.
The enemy bombardment covered on Wednesday morning al-Rahayat hill, al-Maramel heights and the outskirts of Ein al-Tineh town and Maidoun woods. The bombardment coincided with mopping-up operations by Israeli troops and pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia from their positions against areas adjacent to the borderlines in the western Bekaa, especially the Litani river course and the mountainous areas.
The bombardment against areas of the central sector of south Lebanon resulted in damage to the house of one Lebanese citizen in Yahmur.
In retaliation, Lebanese resistance forces attacked the Israeli positions in Teir Harfa and Balat in the occupied part of south Lebanon, using rockets and mortar shells. Lebanese resistance sources said direct hits were scored agains the two positions.
On Wednesday afternoon, Lebanese resistance forces carried out a series of operations against Israeli positions and patrols inside the occupied part of south Lebanon.
In a statement, the resistance said its forces attacked an Israeli patrol in the western hills of occupied al-Rayhan town using rockets, and the attack resulted in direct hits.
The statement added that other resistance forces attacked Beer Klab position while another resistance group was attacking the Israeli position in Kassaret al-Aroush. The statement added that during the three resistance attacks, machine guns and rockets were used and direct hits were achieved.