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03-09-03, 19:03
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire on northern border
By Uri Ash, Haaretz Correspondent and agencies
Israeli fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah base in
southern Lebanon on Wednesday, destroying the
artillery position which hours earlier had fired
anti-aircraft shells in the western section of the
northern border.
An IDF source, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said
about five shells landed in
open areas near Zar'it on
Wednesday.
A statement issued by Hezbollah
in Beirut said its air defense
unit fired at "Israeli enemy
planes which violated Lebanese
sovereignty."
Lebanese officials, speaking on condition of
anonymity, said the warplanes fired at least
three air-to-surface missiles on the hills near
the village of Bayada on the outskirts of the
southern port city of Tyre. There was no
immediate word on casualties.
The IDF said this was the first shelling since
Aug. 10, when shells fired by Hezbollah killed
16-year-old Haviv Dadon and wounded five
others, including an infant.
That shelling, part of volleys routinely fired
by the guerrillas to counter Israeli
reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, led to an
Israeli air attack against suspected Hezbollah
sites in southern Lebanon, shattering an
eight-month lull on the border.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/336460.html
By Uri Ash, Haaretz Correspondent and agencies
Israeli fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah base in
southern Lebanon on Wednesday, destroying the
artillery position which hours earlier had fired
anti-aircraft shells in the western section of the
northern border.
An IDF source, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said
about five shells landed in
open areas near Zar'it on
Wednesday.
A statement issued by Hezbollah
in Beirut said its air defense
unit fired at "Israeli enemy
planes which violated Lebanese
sovereignty."
Lebanese officials, speaking on condition of
anonymity, said the warplanes fired at least
three air-to-surface missiles on the hills near
the village of Bayada on the outskirts of the
southern port city of Tyre. There was no
immediate word on casualties.
The IDF said this was the first shelling since
Aug. 10, when shells fired by Hezbollah killed
16-year-old Haviv Dadon and wounded five
others, including an infant.
That shelling, part of volleys routinely fired
by the guerrillas to counter Israeli
reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, led to an
Israeli air attack against suspected Hezbollah
sites in southern Lebanon, shattering an
eight-month lull on the border.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/336460.html