Rapin hits out at “Israeli” occupation… (1)
“In an unusual admission from a member of the five-nation Monitoring Group, its French president, Laurent Rapin, said that the main reason Lebanese civilians in the south were being injured at all was because of “Israel’s” occupation of the area”.

“Rapin said after meeting foreign minister Fares Boueiz with French ambassador Daniel Jouanneau: “It’s regrettable that “Israel” has occupied Lebanese territory where armed confrontations are taking place. This is the main reason for the many casualties sustained by Lebanese civilians and the considerable material damage inflicted on various facilities. The monitoring group was formed to monitor and contain the burden of war on civilians in south Lebanon.”

“On August 1, Rapin resumed the rotating presidency of the group, formed after “Israel’s” April 1996 (Aggression). It was his first visit to Boueiz since taking up his responsibilities again.”

 “Israeli” Aggressions:
“Israeli” forces today established a new position near the occupied village of Markaba. This outpost is also situated near a base of the UN Interim Forces in the same area. Meanwhile, “Israeli” shelling continued unabated on freed Southern villages. Shells originating from the outpost of Al-Abbad targeted the villages of Qaissieh and Sawaneh. In another development, “Israeli” navy forces stopped a trade ship carrying cars near the port of Tyre. The ship was held for more than half an hour before it was allowed to continue its way to the city's harbor”… (2)

However, the following are the “Israeli” aggressions on Lebanon’s areas as reported by the IR communiqué:
00:55, two flash shells fired over Qantara position.
7:45, the warplanes staged low mock air raids over Western Sector of South Lebanon.
8:00, the “Israeli” fighters circled in the airspace of South Lebanon.
9:10, the helicopters hovered over Rihan region.
10:55, the “Israeli” choppers repeated their flights over Rihan area.
11:05, the helicopters soared over Kassaret Al-Oroush area.
11:15, the choppers once again circled over Rihan region.
11:50, the “Israeli” jets flew, at middle altitude, in the sky of Beirut.
12:00, the warplanes circled over Western Beqaa region.
12:15, the jet airplanes soared in the airspace of South Lebanon and Western Beqaa.
Between 12:45 and 13:50, Meis El-Jabal emplacement pounded Aissieh Valley with seven 155mm missiles.
16:00, the warplanes flew over the areas of Western Sector and Iqleem Al-Toffah.
16:20, the “Israeli” fighters hovered in the airspace of Beirut.

Irish Defense Minister Visits the Qana Martyrs' Graveyard… (4)
“Irish Defense Minister in the afternoon visited the graveyard of the Qana massacre victims.”
“He laid a wreath on the graves of the 107 civilian martyrs who were killed by “Israeli” bombardment of a Unifil base during the April 1996 aggression.”

“The Irish minister regretted the "horrible" massacre.”

“The Irish have been in this region for 50 years, and they will stay until peace prevails in it”, he said.

IR Operations… (5)
At 16:00, the IR fighters observed enemy movements inside Jamousa position. Then, the squad of martyr Abboud Abboud targeted them with the suitable arms chalking up direct goals.