January Thursday 13-2000:

"Israeli" occupation forces staged 12 sorties…(1)
The IR released a communiqué in which it reported the following "Israeli" aggressions:

Between 00:10 and 14:40, the eastern hilltops of Kfar Houna came under twenty 81mm and 120mm shells and seven 155mm missiles.

Between 00:30 and 1:15, Mount Sojod was bombarded by sixty 120mm and 155mm missiles.

Between 00:50 and 1:30, more than eight 155mm missiles struck the perimeters of Jibaa town.

2:03, the "Israeli" war jets raided into the peripheries of Jibaa.

7:20, ten 155mm missiles slammed into the perimeters of Jibal El-Botom and Zibqeen villages.

8:10, the "Israeli" fighter-bombers dropped one air-to-ground rocket into an area between Jibal El-Botom and Zibqeen.

9:50, Qaissieh Valley came under nine 155mm missiles and a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets, whereas the peripheries of Majdal Selem town exposed to a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds.

Between 10:30 and 14:29, the "Israeli" warplanes staged seven sorties into Mlita Hill.

11:48, the "Israeli" war jets raided into Mount Safi.

Between 15:58 and 16:05, the "Israeli" warplanes launched three air raids into the perimeters of Qabrikha village inflicting the civilians Abdel-Hassan Fahs and his daughter Zahra and causing damage to the houses of Abdel-Hassan Fahs, Mohammad Jamil Salman, Ahmad Abbas Mustafa, Said Bassa, Mahmoud Mansour, Ibrahim Melhem, Mohammad Mansour, Youssef Hijazi, Abdel-Majid El-Zein, Rashed Hijazi, Habib Hijazi, Ismail Hijazi, Abdel-Amir Hijazi and Abdel-Amir El-Zein.

IR killed one "Israeli" agent…(2)

The IR team of martyrs Ali Zehri and Jihad Hijazi ambushed, at 00:15, a Lahdi patrol of two M-113 military vehicles at the entrance of Sojod compound.

The mujahedeen set off a powerful explosive device destroying one M-113 military vehicle and inflicting all of its occupants. At the same time, the IR squad of martyrs Ahmad Sbeiti and Ali El-Khatib showered the remaining of the patrol with the machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades inflicting more casualties among its ranks.

Fifteen minutes later, the IR group of martyrs Mohammad Ghazi El-Husseini and Moussa Mahmoud Ahmad ambushed a joint "Israeli"-Lahdi force as it was coming to back up the targeted patrol near Sojod outpost. The IR men detonated a big roadside bomb as the common force was traveling on the road of Rihan town destroying another M-113 military vehicle and suffering all its crew. Also, the mujahedeen targeted it with the machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades inflicting more casualties among the enemy ranks.

Moreover, the IR team of martyrs Mustafa Shokeir and Hussein Merhi rushed upon, at 00:45, Sojod outpost as it was trying to reinforce the targeted patrol. The militants, who used the machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, managed to prevent it from the achieving its goals.

Furthermore, the IR unit of martyrs Ziad Zahwi and Mohammad Nassar infiltrated, at 9:35, into the main barricade of Mashaaroun outpost and planted a powerful roadside bomb. As the militants made sure that the collaborators were inside the fortification, they detonated the roadside suffering a number of casualties among the agents. Also, the smoke columns were seen emanating out of it. Several minutes later, the ambulances rushed into the scene in order to evacuate the casualties.

Moreover, the IR team of martyrs Hassan El-Bazzal and Hani Chokr targeted, at 16:15, a Lahdi force near Tair Harfa compound with the appropriate weapons scoring direct hits.

The occupation's radio acknowledged that one Lahdi militiamen was killed in an IR ambush that targeted a militia motorized patrol at the Sojod outpost road.

For its part, the Lebanese Resistance Brigades (LRB) staged, at 6:45, two simultaneous attacks on the occupation's outposts in al-Hardoun and Shamaa.

The Resistance men used machine guns and rocket propelled grenades in both attacks which resulted in scoring hits in the outposts' fortifications and equipment.

Meanwhile, another LRB squad pounded al-Hardoun outpost, inflicting heavy damage in it.

At 7:10 a.m., an LRB targeted the Blat outpost with rocket propelled grenades.

However, Amal Movement fired, at 14:55, several shells at Mohaisbat position and, at 15:00, a number of missiles at Taibeh outpost.

Footnotes:

1- IR statement, 12-1-2000.

2- Same source.