Daily Report
 
 
July Sunday 5-1998:
 

"Israeli" Aggressions:
The "Israeli" gunners shelled (1) afternoon the surroundings of eastern quarter of Kfar Tibbnit, whereas Kfar Tibbnit crossing came under a heavy and middle machine gun rounds burning several civil cars and enkindling big blaze in the adjacent groves.

In Eastern Sector, the correspondent of As-Safir newspaper reported that the "Israeli" occupation forces combed at dawn with the machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades the sectors of Kfar Houna, Mazraat Shbeil, Qatraneh and Sraireh. Also, a lot of artillery shells struck the valley and woodlands surrounding these areas igniting fires that lasted for a long time.

Detention (2)
It was reported that the "Israeli" soldiers captured, recently, three of Lahd's militiamen in Hasbaya region on the pretext of a claimed relation with the Lahdi fugitive Raja Ward who fled last month and surrendered himself to the police. Also, these forces snatched four citizens from their houses at Qlaiha town on the same charge.

Moreover, the "Israeli" troops kidnapped, seventeen days ago, the citizen Amin Hussein Al-Amin from his town Khiam. His whereabouts is still unknown knowing that he has a taxi car traveling between Khiam and Beirut.

Monitoring Beirut (3)
Lebanon had lodged a complaint to the Five-Nation Monitoring Committee protesting the "Israeli" shelling that struck Baraasheit village on the post Thursday where several houses were damaged.

However, the Islamic Resistance recorded in a statement the following "Israeli" aggressions:
00:20, Beit Yahoun outpost targeted the perimeters of Aita El-Jabal.
2:40, six 120mm shells emanating from Rihan area struck Aqmata area.
2:55, Bir Kallab outpost showered its surroundings with 12.7mm heavy machine fire.
3:05, two 120mm shells emanating from Rihan area fell on Aqmata area.
6:30 and until 7:15, an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft hovered, at middle altitude, over Sreifa, Qalaouieh and Baflay villages.
7:25, an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft soared, at middle height, over Qabrikha and Slouqi Valley.
9:00, an M.K. reconnaissance plane flew over Qana and Hanaouieh villages.
9:40, an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft hovered low over Nabatieh and Western Sector region.
10:25, Qantara outpost fired heavy machine gun fire at Qabrikha village whereas an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft soared overhead.
11:30, the warplanes flew over the Central Sector and Iqleem Al-Tuffah areas.
11:35, an Awaks reconnaissance plane flew in the airspace of Western areas.
11:40, the reconnaissance planes flew in the airspace of Central Beqaa region.
11:45, the "Israeli" fighters flew, at middle altitude, over Bent Jbeil areas. At the same time, one 120mm shell emanating from Rihan struck Arid El-Zennar area.
11:50, the warplanes flew over Western Beqaa areas.
14:45, Haddatha outpost combed its surroundings with 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
17:30, Zohaira position bombarded west of Yater with eleven 155mm missiles.
20:30, the warplanes flew over Lebanon Western Mountain Series.
20:40, the helicopters soared over Al-Ain village.
20:45, two lightened choppers hovered over Abbad area.
21:00, the warplanes flew in the airspace of Lebanon's Western Mountains Series, whereas a helicopter hovered over Hermel region.
21:10, a helicopter hovered over Manara area.
21:50, Blat post fired five 120mm shells at Rahrah area, while Chihine position showered its surroundings with 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds.
21:55, Zohaira position hit west of Yater with two 155mm missiles. Meanwhile, two helicopters hovered over Blat and Bassil areas.
22:35, Beit Yahoun fired 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds at its surroundings and two 81mm shells at the area between it and Baraasheit village.
23:55, Haddatha outpost combed its surroundings with a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds.

Islamic Resistance Operations (5)
In its statement, the Islamic Resistance militants detonated a roadside bomb as an enemy foot-patrol was traveling on the road of Ali Taher outpost inflicting a number of its members.

Lahd's TV admitted that two members were wounded; the first as a result of shelling Ali Taher outpost whereas the second was injured because of a traffic accident. But the "Israeli" Army made it clear, in a statement, that the second was hit when he was ferrying the first and that his state is serious. Then, Lahd's TV acknowledged that he had been injured when a roadside bomb was set off near Ali Taher position. Also, it was reported that he was airlifted to the hospitals of Palestine.

For its part, the Lebanese Resistance Brigades attacked at, 5:30am, Soweida outpost scoring direct hits. At 9:30am, also, it bombarded Qantara position chalking up direct goals.



Footnotes:
1- As-Safir, 6-7-1998, p:8.
2- Same source.
3- Same source.
4- Islamic Resistance statement, 4-7-1998.
5- As-Safir, 6-7-1998, p:8.