Understanding committee condemns Israeli practices, aggressions continue

The April Understanding Monitoring Committee on Wednesday condemned Israel for violating the understanding's provisions in bombarding Lebanese civilian villages and areas.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the committee called on the sides concerned to take effective measures to ensure that their military operations would not endanger civilian properties.

Meanwhile, the Israeli warplanes on Wednesday morning raided twice the northern part of the town of Zibqin and the area located between Zibqin and al-Henyah in south Lebanon.

Lebanese security sources said the Israeli warplanes dropped some 14 missiles on the targeted areas. The Israeli air strike coincided with intensive artillery bombardment of the villages of al-Malkeyeh, al-Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, Zibqin, al-Henyeh, al-Azeyeh, al-Qelyeh, Beyout al-Seyyad, Kafra, Yater and al-Rahrah district.

News reports said one of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia's soldiers at al-Mansouri center was wounded.

The Israeli bombardment resulted in damaging several houses in al-Mansouri and al-Qelya. For its part, the Lebanese resistance retaliated for the Israeli attacks by carrying out a series of operations against the Israeli occupation positions and its hirelings in the occupied part of south Lebanon.

In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said one of its groups attacked on Wednesday morning the occupation positions in Balat, Teir Harfa, al-Radar, al-Hardoun, al-Bayyadah, Beer Klab, using machine guns and rockets.