Spoetnik
09-01-05, 14:49
Israel mounts south Lebanon raid
Israeli planes and artillery have fired on suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon after an Israeli border unit was attacked.
The UN said a French officer on patrol had been killed by the shelling near the disputed Shebaa Farms area.
Another UN officer was reported to have been wounded in the incident.
The attacks came after an Israeli officer was reported killed and three soldiers injured when Hezbollah militants struck at a military vehicle.
Artillery strike
"Two fighter bombers fired two missiles at a hill opposite the Shebaa Farms, in the Khiam region," Lebanese police said, cited by AFP.
Shebaa Farms has often seen clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah seeking to bring the territory under Lebanese control.
It is an area of the Golan Heights region, captured from Syria in 1967 and annexed by Israel.
Israel is thought to have fired some 15 artillery shells near the Lebanese village of Kar Chouba.
Hezbollah said in a statement its attack on the Israeli vehicle "was within the framework of our efforts to liberate the remainder of Lebanese lands under occupation in the Shebaa Farms area".
The Israeli army has not commented on the reported death of its soldier.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4159279.stm
Israeli planes and artillery have fired on suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon after an Israeli border unit was attacked.
The UN said a French officer on patrol had been killed by the shelling near the disputed Shebaa Farms area.
Another UN officer was reported to have been wounded in the incident.
The attacks came after an Israeli officer was reported killed and three soldiers injured when Hezbollah militants struck at a military vehicle.
Artillery strike
"Two fighter bombers fired two missiles at a hill opposite the Shebaa Farms, in the Khiam region," Lebanese police said, cited by AFP.
Shebaa Farms has often seen clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah seeking to bring the territory under Lebanese control.
It is an area of the Golan Heights region, captured from Syria in 1967 and annexed by Israel.
Israel is thought to have fired some 15 artillery shells near the Lebanese village of Kar Chouba.
Hezbollah said in a statement its attack on the Israeli vehicle "was within the framework of our efforts to liberate the remainder of Lebanese lands under occupation in the Shebaa Farms area".
The Israeli army has not commented on the reported death of its soldier.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4159279.stm