Lebanese resistance escalates operations against Israeli troops

Israeli forces on Monday continued to launch attacks against areas close to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said Israeli artillery bombarded the outskirts of Yater, Haris, Sedqin, al-Assi, Hadatha, and Ein al-Jabal.

Earlier in the day, Israeli troops shelled the heights of al-Tuffah district, especially the woods of Sujoud and al-Rayhan and Aqmata farm, the sources continued.

Lebanese security sources added that the shelling extended later in the day to the towns of Kafra, Zibqin, al-Botoum and Yater in south Lebanon. A number of shells fell over the populated quarters in Kafra where several houses and the electricity grid were damaged. The sources said the bombardment coincided with fake raids carried out at low altitude by the Israeli war planes which also dropped flares.

Furthermore, the Israeli occupation forces shelled with heavy artillery the surroundingsof Onelya and Zalaya valley in the western Bekaa. Lebanese security sources said that Israeli warplanes flew at low altitudes over al-Nabi Sheith district and Baalbeck, eastern Lebanon and were intercepted by Lebanese army anti-aircraft missiles.

Further, reports said the Israeli occupation forces reopened Zamraya crossing following a closure that started last Friday. Prior to the opening of the crossing a one-hour mopping operation by the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia in the surroundings of the said crossing and roads leading to it was carried out.

In retaliation, Lebanese resistance forces attacked mechanized reinforcements advanced by the SLA militia to a military position at al-Ahmadeyah hill. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said that a group of resistance fighters attacked the reinforcements. A military vehicle was destroyed as a result of the attacks, the statements added.

In another statement, the Lebanese resistance said, resistance forces attacked, using rockets, military movements at the surrounding of al-Jamoseh position manned by Israeli and SLA soldiers. The statement added that the position was directly hit.

It noted that another Lebanese resistance group attacked the Rashaf position in the occupied part of south Lebanon.