Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday continued their attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon, using heavy machine guns and rockets.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese resistance carried out four new operations against the positions and patrols of the Israeli occupations forces, and it announced the death of three of Lebanese resistance members who were killed during confrontations with the Israeli forces three days ago.
On Thursday afternoon, the Lebanese resistance attacked an Israeli on foot patrol while moving inside al-Tibeh project inside the occupied central sector of south Lebanon. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said one of its groups monitored three sedan cars, led by a Jeep and then attacked the cars with machine guns and rockets. The occupants of the cars were killed or wounded.
Fifteen minutes later, the Israeli occupation forces evacuated their casualties from the position.
Earlier in the day, the Lebanese resistance carried out three operations against the Israeli positions inside the occupied part of south Lebanon. In another statement, the Lebanese resistance said three of its men were killed on Tuesday night in confrontations with an Israeli commando force in al-Salouki valley.
The statement added that the dead are Hussein Mahmoud Qabalan Sadeq (24), Ahmad Abdul Hassan Fou'ani (24) and Radwan Moheyeddine Dugha Mousa (19).
The Israeli forces on the other hand, bombarded on Thursday the hills and heights of al-Tuffah district, especially woods, Sujoud al-Rayhan and al-Tasse river course, using machine guns and rockets.
News reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli artillery positioned in Teir Harfa bombarded the outskirts of Zibqin, and Majdal Zoune, adding that the bombardment also targeted Qelya, al-Dallafah, Jabal al-Daher and Jabal al-Qatrani.
The bombardment coincided with sorties carried out by Israeli helicopters over several villages adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the Israeli gunboats opened fire against Lebanese fishing boats off the coats of al-Maleyeh and al-Mansouri, forcing them to return to the coast.
Elsewhere, an explosion took place in al-Shayyah in the outskirts of the capital Beirut while a car was passing on the crossing of Asaad al-Asaad street near Dunia cinema house. A Lebanese official source said the explosion took place in a white Cherokee car owned by retired Lebanese interior security sergeant Jamal Shkeir. The driver of the car was rescued.
A military expert in the Lebanese security forces that the explosion resulted from a bomb which was placed inside the car's engine. A plenary investigation was opened to learn the reasons behind the explosion.