Daily Report
 
 
June Wednesday 24 -1998:
 

Introduction:
Following nine months of torturous negotiations, it seems that the exchange of Lebanese hostages and martyrs’ corpses of the Islamic and national resistance with the 'Israeli" soldiers' remains had become imminent.

In the meantime, "Israel" persists in staging aggressions against the South Lebanon and Western Beqaa and in rejection the Resolution 425 over withdrawing its forces from the occupied enclave of Lebanon.

Exchanging Hostages and Martyrs’ Corpses (1)
The confidential preparations for finalizing the deal regarding the exchange of Lebanese hostages and martyrs’ corpses with the “Israeli” soldiers body parts had reached to its end.

In contrary to what had agreed on, “Israel’s” media rushed to disclose the appointments of delivering the hostages and bodies and to film the transportation of the Lebanese martyrs’ corpses from a cemetery located at the area of Banat Jacoub bridge close to Golan Heights.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese competent security forces terminated the operational arrangements of handing over and transporting the “Israeli” soldier parts via a French aircraft and meeting the Lebanese martyrs’ bodies. It is expected that the ambulances of the International Committee for the Red Cross will carry the martyrs’ corpses from the occupied enclave to the liberated areas via Kfar Falous crossing.

It is worth mentioning that the martyr Hadi’s body, son of Hizbullah’s Secretary General H.E. Sayed Hassan Nassrallah, is among the martyrs’ bodies.

However, the Islamic Resistance placed a lot of posters, banners and flags along the road of Beirut airport welcoming the martyrs coming back home.

In “Israel”, it was announced that the military Chaplain authorities, headed by Major Abraham Ouhana, the senior military rabbin of what so called Northern Region Command, were exhuming the martyrs bodies from a cemetery located at the area of Banat Jacoub bridge near Golan Heights.

“Israel’s” TV broadcasted that, at the same time, the preparations had already begun in Khiam detention camp with the aim of releasing fifty Lebanese hostages.

According to the “Israeli” reporters, who escorted the operation of exhuming the bodies from the concerned cemetery, the mechanism is that the “Israeli” soldier’s remains must be at 8pm aboard a Transal French military aircraft.

“Israel’s” news reported that so far thirty eight bodies have been digged out from two cemeteries where the other two, Hadi Nassrallah’s body among them, would be brought from Abou Kabir Autopsy Room, south of Tel Aviv.

The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) is said to undertake transporting, by buses and via Kfar Falous crossing, ten hostages from “Israel’s” jails and fifty others from Khiam detention camp. In this regard, readiness arrangements were watched inside Khiam detention camp, whereas the correspondent of the Lebanese As-Safir newspaper observed cars related to the ICRC inside the camp after the sunset.

“Israeli” Aggressions:
The "Israeli" gunners shelled (1) in the morning Meimess area and Daidabeh heights with several mortar missiles igniting a blaze in olive grove at Meimess. This was followed by firing, over three hours, heavy machine gun rounds at Rihan-Kfar Houna sector. The artillery shelling extended to include the valley and forests surrounding Shbeil and Mahmoudieh farms and, later on, Qatraneh woods and Sraireh perimeters.

In Western Beqaa, the news reported that the "Israeli" batteries shelled at midnight the surroundings of Berkat Jabbour and woodlands of Abou Rashed. At dawn, Rihayat and Maramel heights came under several shells, while the peripheries of Qilya village exposed to heavy machine gun fire enkindling a blaze in olive groves of its outskirts.

However, "Israel's" surrogates targeted in the morning Mashghara hilltops with a number of mortar shells and showered the forests and surroundings of Ain El-Amin area with heavy machine gun fire.
In the Central Sector of South Lebanon, the "Israeli" shelling targeted afternoon Slouqi Valley and the peripheries of Qabrikha, Majdal Selem and Touline.

On the other hand, the Islamic Resistance mentioned in its statement the following "Israeli" aggressions:
00:35, one "Israeli" chopper hovered Qasmieh area.
00:50, the helicopters soared over Tyre, Rashidieh and Chabriha areas.
00:55, three helicopters hovered over the sea opposite to the coast of Khaizaran town whereas another helicopter soared opposite to the seashore of Adloun town. Meanwhile, an "Israeli" warship was seen cruising off the coast of Khaizaran town.
10:05, the choppers hovered, at middle altitude, over Chihine, Blat and Tair Harfa positions.
11:30, the warplanes flew in the airspace of South Lebanon.
12:20 and until 12:55, Abou Qamha position bombarded Litani River bands with fifteen 155 and 160mm missiles.
12:45, Shraifeh position shelled Litani River bands with 155mm missiles.
13:05, the jet airplanes flew in the airspace of South Lebanon, while an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft hovered over Nabatieh city.
13:10, the "Israeli" fighters flew in the airspace of Western Beqaa areas.
13:30, an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft soared over Qaaqaiyat Al-Jisr and Kfar Dajal villages.
13:35, the warplanes flew over Western Beqaa region.
14:30, an M.K. reconnaissance aircraft hovered low over Zawtar Gharbieh, Zawtar Sharqieh, Qaaqaiyat Al-Jisr and Litani River. In the meantime, a drone reconnaissance plane soared over Habboush, Kfar Romman and Zahrani River.
15:10, the "Israeli" batteries stationed at Meis El-Jabal bombarded intensely the surroundings of Qantara position with fifty 122mm shells.
15:15, fifteen 155mm missiles emanating from the outskirts of Meis El-Jabal struck the area between Deir Siryan and Qantara villages.
15:20, Abbad and Salaah positions fired twenty four 120mm shells at the road between Deir Siryan village and Alman position and Mothallath area.
16:00, Abbad position targeted the area between Taibeh and Adsheit El-Qsair villages with a number of 120mm shells.
22:30, several "Israeli" border guard planes flew over Chaitieh, Blat and Kafra villages. Meanwhile, the choppers hovered over Kawthariyat El-Rozz and the valley between Ansar and Zrarieh villages.
22:55, one helicopter flew over Sarafand town.

"Israeli" Military Failure (3):
It was reported that a number of "Israeli" military officers and their counterparts of Lahd's Militia held, recently, a meeting at Marjeyoun barracks, "Israel's" Military Command Headquarters. The meeting was dedicated to discuss the military deterioration in Jezzine Sector after several "Israeli" agents had perished as a result of the Islamic Resistance attacks in the last days.

The "Israeli" surrogates expressed their fears over the waves of killing they sustained in spite of the security arrangements taken until now. They asked the "Israelis" for mounting their military support and presence in Jezzine area which is under their direct control. It is note worthy, the "Israelis" had always expressed their reservations over this matter for they regard Jezzine area out of their security direct control.

Islamic Resistance Operations (4):
The Islamic Resistance announced that, at 12:10, the Artillery Unit group of martyr Hassan Krayem bombarded Ahmadieh position with the adequate rocket chalking up direct goals.

"Israel exploits the foreigners (5)
Haaretz, an "Israeli" newspaper, reported that several ambassadors to "Israel" had accused it of exploiting the foreign workers domiciling at its territories.

This accusation came through a meeting of a Kenesset committee over the foreign workers.
Ganaian Ambassador to "Israel" "Koujo Wadsi" charged the "Israeli" authorities of detaining Ganaian workers and depriving them from salaries and social and health presentations.

It should be noted that "Israel" had brought thousands of foreign workers from Africa, East Europe and Far East so as to replace the lack of the Palestinian workers emerging from the blockade imposed on West Bank and Gaza Strip.

According to an official "Israeli" statistics, there are more than two hundred thousand foreign workers in "Israel".

Certainly, these charges indicate the nature of the alleged "democratic values" found among the Zionist society. Also, these accusations are nothing if we want to mention the "Israeli' infractions of the Palestine people rights, especially, of those working in the settlements.

Mossad protects a murderer (6)
The Norwegian newspaper "Ji" mentioned the Norwegian authorities asked Interpol for detaining an "Israeli" Mossad's retired officer Michel Harari, 71, who is responsible for assassinating a Norwegian citizen of Morocco origin in 1973.

The Norwegian authorities accuses Harari, now living in Tel Aviv suburbs, of supervising the killing of Ahmad Boshiki in Lilhamer in 1973.

Mossad, then, thought that he is Abou Hassan Salameh, Head of one of the Palestinian security systems, who had been assassinated later in Beirut.

"Ji" said the aim of issuing an international arrest memorandum is to exert pressure on "Israel" in order to "extradite the 'Israeli' officer" to be tried in Norway.

At time, "Israel" acknowledged that Boshiki had been killed by mistake and offered to present a ransom for his family. But Oslo rejected and asked for extraditing him.

The newspaper reported that Norway's intelligence system has documents that confirm Harari's participation in killing Boshiki.

Oslo, had demanded last year "Israel" a help in questioning Harari, but the latter refused.



Footnotes:
1- As-Safir, 25-6-1998, p:1 and 17.
2- Islamic Resistance statement, 24-6-1998.
3- As-Safir, 25-6-1998, p:4.
4- Islamic Resistance statement, 24-6-1998.
5- As-Safir, 25-6-1998, p:15.
6- Same source.