Amid these "Israeli" violations of Lebanon's sovereignty, the Lebanese commemorated the ninth anniversary of kidnapping Sheikh Abdel-Karim Obeid from his home at Jibsheit village. Obeid is still subjected to continuous administrative detention inside "Israel's" jails. The participants called for releasing all Lebanese detainees and internees, especially Sheikh Obeid.

"Israeli" Aggressions:
The "Israeli" troops had violated once more the April 1996 Understanding as they extended their artillery shells to involve a lot of houses of several liberated villages of South Lebanon.

In Tyre, the "Israeli" batteries shelled, randomly, the villages of Baraasheit, Shaqra and Aita El-Jabal. As a result, the citizen Ali Hussein El-Hadi, 70, was wounded at Baraasheit square and transported to Tibbnine Hospital for treatment.

The "Israeli" shelling spread, at 6:00am, to include the villages of Yater, Haris, Haddatha, Srobbin and Aita El-Jabal. The shells caused damage to Ahmad Mohammad Skaf and the houses of Hassan Ahmad Mortada, Hussein Ali Abbas, Abdel-Nabi Mortada, Mohammad Ali Rashid, Ihsan Zahr, Rida Mortada, Hisham Mortada and Najib Zahr.

In protest to this shelling, Aita El-Jabal population made a sit-in at the square of the village. They called the international community and its human rights bodies and the Lebanese and Arab officials to exert pressure on "Israel" and its agents in order to put an end to their aggressions. Also, they demanded the Lebanese Army to station at the village, while at the same time, they thanked the Unifil.

The shells surprised and blockaded several farmers for they were tendering their groves. So, they called the Unifil's Irish Battalion for helping them. The Irish Battalion rushed to evacuate the farmers with their crops via its military vehicles and transported them into their villages of Aita Al-Jabal and Baraasheit.

The same areas exposed again at three O'clock afternoon to the artillery shelling, especially Baraasheit, Shaqra and the outskirts of Aita El-Jabal.

Also, the "Israeli"-manned positions of Ain Qinya, Zaghleh, Zimraya and Abou Qamha bombarded, at 6:00pm, Dahr Mountain, Meimess area, Harbieh Hill, surroundings of Zimraya crossing and the road between Meimess and Marj Zohour with nearly forty five tank and artillery shells and a barrage of heavy machine gun rounds. The shelling sparked several blazes destroying great areas of olive orchards. A lot of civilian cars were narrow escaped as they were traveling on the road of Meimess-Marj Zohour.

Moreover, Abou Qamha and Ain Qinya positions hit, at 5:15pm, Daidabeh heights with fifteen missiles.

Earlier, Dahr Mountain, Qatraneh heights and the perimeters of Dallafeh and Sraireh came under artillery shells originated from the same sources.

Elsewhere, the "Israeli" occupation forces stationed at Saddaneh hill fired a number of flare shells over Shebaa orchards and the western parts of Hermon Mountain. Then, an "Israeli" force showered the area of Shebaa pool for about two hours with heavy machine gun rounds, during which many farmers found at the area were questioned.

More details of the "Israeli" aggressions can be found in the Islamic Resistance statement (3) mentioned hereunder:
00:20, Zaffateh compound shelled Sojod Mountain with six 155mm missiles.
2:50, Shamaa position fired ten 81mm shells and a barrage of 1.7mm heavy machine gun rounds at the road between Shamaa and Tair Harfa villages in addition to firing flash shells overhead.
4:45, five 155mm missiles emanating from Meis El-Jabal area targeted the perimeters of Haddatha village.
6:15, Beit Yahoun outpost unleashed several 81 and 120mm shells and 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds at the peripheries of Aita El-Jabal village inflicting the national Rida Mortada and shattering the windows of his house.
6:30, Jamousa position bombarded the perimeters of Haddatha and Aita El-Jabal villages with a number of shells.
6:35, Beit Yahoun compound targeted the perimeters of Tibbnine with thirty 81mm shells.
6:40, Baraasheit outpost hit the perimeters of Baraasheit village with several tank and 81mm artillery shells.
7:00, the woodland of Tibbnine subjected to three 155mm missiles emanating from the outskirts of Meis El-Jabal village.
7:50, Beit Yahoun outpost shelled the peripheries of Aita El-Jabal with two 105mm missiles and a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds.
8:45, Baraasheit compound opened fire at Baraasheit village inflicting the citizen Ali Hassan El-Hadi with his hand. El-Hadi was moved to Tibbnine Hospital for treatment.
10:05, the warplanes conducted low mock air raids over Nabatieh and Iqleem Al-Tuffah region.
10:10, the "Israeli" jets circled in the airspace of Western Beqaa areas.
10:15, the jet airplanes flew over East Saida region.
10:20, an espionage plane circled in the airspace of Iqleem Al-Tuffah heights.
10:25, a drone reconnaissance plane flew over Qaaqaiyat Al-Jisr and Litani River watercourse.
10:35, the "Israeli" fighters flew over the Lebanon's Western Mountains Series.
11:15, a drone reconnaissance plane circled over Zawtar Gharbieh, Zawtar Sharqieh and Litani River watercourse.
1:25, three "Israeli" warboats were seen opposite to the seashore of Ras El-Ain.
11:35, the warplanes flew over East Saida area.
11:40, the "Israeli" jets flew in the airspace of Western Beqaa areas.
12:30, Baraasheit compound fired three 60mm shells and a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds at the peripheries of Baraasheit village.
13:50, the road between Zawtar Gharbieh and Qaaqaiyat Al-Jisr villages subjected to three 155mm missiles originated from Zaffateh compound and three others from Shraifeh compound.
14:45, a drone espionage plane circled in the airspace of Central Sector of South Lebanon.
14:50, an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft soared in the airspace of Iqleem Al-Tuffah heights.
15:00, Baraasheit outpost bombarded the perimeters of Baraasheit village with seven 81mm shells, whereas Zaatar Mountain came under eight 155mm missiles originated from the outskirts of Meis El-Jabal. In the meantime, an M.K. espionage plane hovered over Haddatha and Baraasheit areas.
15:10, Rshaf outpost unleashed the peripheries of Haddatha with a number of 81mm shells, while at the same time, Zaatar Mountain came under five 155mm missiles emanating from Meis El-Jabal area.
15:15, an M.K. reconnaissance plane flew, at middle altitude, over Iqleem Al-Tuffah region.
16:45, Zohaira compound targeted Jib Soweid area with four 155mm missiles, when on the other hand, Shamaa position hit Majdal Zoun and Mansouri ravine with five 120mm shells.
17:45, Jib Soweid area subjected to two 155mm missiles originated from Zohaira position and four 120mm shells emanating from Shamaa post.
20:35, Sojod position showered its surroundings with a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds. Meanwhile, the road between Zawtar Gharbieh and Qaaqaiyat Al-Jisr exposed to one 155mm missile and two others originated from Zaffateh compound.
21:00, Shraifeh compound shelled the road between Qaaqaiyat Al-Jisr and Zawtar Gharbieh villages with four 155mm missiles and Kfour ravine with four others.
23:00, the helicopters flew low over Saksakieh and Adloun villages, whereas another helicopters soared, at middle height, over Nabatieh, Iqleem Al-Tuffah and East Saida regions.
23:10, the "Israeli" choppers hovered, at middle altitude, over East Saida and Iqleem Al-Tuffah regions.
23:30, two Apatchi choppers hovered over Rihayat heights.

Islamic Resistance Operations (4):
5:45, the group of martyr Ibrahim Faqih detonated a roadside bomb as a foot-patrol of what so-called South Lebanon Army was traveling on the road leading to the old Beit Yahoun outpost. The patrol elements were either killed or wounded.

At the same time, the group of two martyrs Hussein and Mohammad Bashir targeted the old Beit Yahoun outpost with the suitable arms scoring direct hits.

The security sources reported one pro-"Israeli" militiamen was killed in the Blast of Beit Yahoun crossing. The Daily Star newspaper (5) reported that the slain militiamen was identified as 33-year-old Samer Zafer from the village of Ainata. His death brings to 20 the number of so-called SLA killed so far this year. Thirty have been wounded.

22:30, the group of both martyrs Mohsen Noureddine and Hassan El-Zein targeted military vehicles near Sojod outpost with the adequate arms chalking up direct goals.

The Ninth Anniversary of Obeid's Adduction
Hizbullah's deputy secretary general Sheikh Naeem Kassem said during a rally in Jibsheit southern Lebanon that his group will not accept a swap to be linked with one person in a reference to "Israeli" navigator Ron Arad.

Arad went missing in Lebanon in 1986 when his plane was downed over southern Lebanon. Arad is believed to be still alive but his whereabouts are not known. "We do not know anything about the whereabouts of Arad or whether he is alive or dead…" Kassem said.

The Sheikh said Hizbullah will not spare efforts that will help in releasing all the Lebanese detainees among them Sheikh Abdel Karim Obeid, Sheikh Naeem Kassem said during a rally to mark the kidnapping of Obeid.

Sheikh Abdel Karim Obeid was kidnapped by "Israeli" commandos from his home in Jibsheit on July 28th, 1989. "Israel" had said Sheikh Obeid's release is linked with the fate of Arad. Arad was first captured by the Amal movement in 1986 but he disappeared later that year after his captors left him where he was held in Maidoun, located in southern Lebanon.

Earlier this month, Hizbullah's secretary general H.E. Sayed Hassan Nassrallah said that Arad disappeared when his captors left him after there was a clash between guerrillas and "Israeli" troops near the area where Arad was held in.

The "Israelis" snatched Dirani hoping that they will find information about the whereabouts of Arad. "Israel" had said that any future swap between Lebanon and the Jewish State should include Arad.

In this regard, faithfulness to the Resistance (FTR) bloc member Nabatieh MP Mohammed Raad said the "Israeli" entity is holding Sheikh Abdel-Karim Obeid and Hajj Mustafa Dirani as hostages to get information on Ron Arad.

Obeid and his bodyguard were abducted by "Israeli" commandos from his house in his hometown of Jibsheit, near Nabatieh, in July 1989. "Israel" claimed it captured the cleric to know the whereabouts of as he was staging aggressions 1986 Ron Arad, an "Israeli" pilot whose plane was gunned down in against Lebanese civilians kidnapped another Islamist leader; Chief of the Believers' Resistance, Mustafa Dirani, "In 1994, "Israel" was also abducted from his house in Qsarnaba (the Beqaa).

"Israel" claimed that Dirani, the former security head of Amal, was also aware of Arad's whereabouts.

The resistance knows nothing about Arad's fate and is not concerned with this issue," Raad said at a" rally in Sidon on the ninth anniversary of the "Israeli" occupation forces' abduction of Sheikh Obeid.
The ceremony, organized by the Association of Mount Amel Ulama, was attended by many dignitaries besides hundreds of people.

Raad, also head of Hizbullah's Political Council, criticized the government for not making sufficient efforts to release Lebanese prisoners from "Israeli" detention centers.

Why doesn't the government launch an international campaign to free the detainees? Why doesn't it" form support committees with Lebanese emigrants around the world to bring the international attention to this issue? Raad asked.

He also criticized the government's lack of care for the families of the prisoners and the freed detainees.

On the same occasion, Iranian charge' d'affaires Mohammed Irani and Hizbullah official in the south his Eminence Sheikh Nabil Qawooq, along with a Hizbullah delegation, visited Obeid's family.
The Mujahedeen's determination is the only thing we are betting on to release our prisoners. As we were able to free some of our prisoners a few weeks ago, we will manage to free the rest of them, Sheikh Qawooq said.

As long as they are imprisoned, we all consider ourselves in captivity, he added.
For his part. Irani said victory cannot be achieved without sacrifices.
The continuation of the detention of Sheikh Obeid and his brothers is evidence that this Ummah is alive and efficient, Irani said.

Elsewhere, the Follow-up Committee for Lebanese Detainees in "Israeli" Prisons (FCLD) held a meeting in solidarity with the detained cleric and all Lebanese and Arab prisoners in "Israeli" prisons.
The meeting which was held at the Lebanese Press Union HQ, was attended by several officials, MPs and party members.

Speeches were delivered by Rabah Shahrour (FCLD), Abdel-Karim Hmayyed (on behalf of freed detainees), Obeid's son, Mojahed, FCLD Secretary Mohammad Safa, Nehmeh Jomaa (Lebanese Human Rights Association), Faithfulness to the Resistance bloc member MP Abdallah Qassir, and
Administrative Reform Minister Bshara Merhej.

Speeches stressed the necessity of freeing the detainees and taking care of the freed ones to facilitate their integration in social life after their years of suffering in captivity.

… For hits part, the Administrative Reform Minister Bshara Merhej said: "The abduction operations of Sheikh Abdel-Karim Obeid and Abou Ali (Mustafa) Dirani from their houses in South Lebanon and Central Beqaa along with another abduction operation are clear terrorist actions. He considered these kinds of acts as a blatant violation of human rights and indicate that "Israel" ignores and disdains all the international lawr, conventions and standards".

Merhej, also, regarded the international silence is something strange and unpreceivable. He talked about attempts to depict these two terrorist operations as similar to capturing servicemen in action.

Tunisia shut off its office in Tel Aviv (7):
The French magazine "John Evrick" reported Tunisia decided on the first day of the current month closing, once at all, its Diplomatic Representation Office in Tel Aviv.

The second man of the office Khamees Jihnawi was demanded to prepare himself to leave for his country. "Israel", in its turn, made the same thing as it sent for its representative in Tunisia Shaloum Kohin who was residing in an hotel in the capital.

The French magazine made it clear that these steps came after the Tunisian authorities had rejected granting visas to "Israelis" interested in sharing with Euro-Mediterranean meeting for a coming economical summit to be held in Tunisia as United States of America demanded.