Israel continues aggressions against South Lebanon

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday continued their violation of the Lebanese airspace.

Lebanese security sources said Israeli jets flew on Tuesday over south Lebanese districts to the capital Beirut where the broke the sound barrier.

In a statement, meanwhile, the Lebanese resistance said its fighters attacked on Tuesday afternoon Israeli positions in Dabshe, Balat, Radar and Teir Harfa, using rockets and appropriate weapons. In the evening the Israeli forces' heavy artillery shelled al-Kafour, al-Assi, Kafra, Yater, Zibqqin, Heneh, Jba' and the town of of Azza to the east of Sidon. The Israeli bombardment was accompanied by heavy machine-gun fire at mountainous roads linking the al- Tuffah area to south Lebanon.

Further reports from south Lebanon said that Israeli warplanes flew over the capital Beirut at low altitude dropping thermal balloons. Lebanese sources said that Lebanese army anti-aircraft guns fired on the Israeli planes.