November Tuesday 16-1999:Daily Report
Occupation aircraft causes fires
(1)
A large fire this morning (yesterday) broke
out in the olive groves of the towns of Zawtar al-Gharbieh and Zawtar al-Sharqieh.
It took the residents and the civil defense men hours to control the fire
that reached areas meters away from the residential quarters in both towns.
Residents said the fire resulted from the flare bombs fired by the occupation's warplanes as they were staging a mock air raid over the area at 7:00 a.m. Monday.
Civil defense men said the warplanes that fired the flare bombs were so low that these bombs that burn for 15 second hit the groves in seconds.
Due to the fact that the flares contain highly-explosive white phosphorus, whose fire cannot be extinguished with anything but sand.. The flares reached the olive trees and set them ablaze.
The occupation's aircraft which circled over Lebanese areas, flew over the capital Beirut. Last night, it flew over Mount Lebanon and the capital's suburbs.
Today (yesterday) the enemy warplanes that hovered over the Nabatieh and Iqleem al-Toffah villages were intercepted by the anti-aircraft fire of the Lebanese army and the Resistance.
In its statement, the IR reported the following
Israeli aggressions (2):
Between 00:00 and 14:45, Mount Sojod was bombarded
by eleven 155mm missiles, eleven 120mm shells and two tank rounds.
"Israel" abandoned the militia in the middle
of the road", occupation's TV
(3)
The Israeli occupation's television said the
Israeli military command's tours and meetings with the Lahdi militia,
including one meeting between agent Antoine Lahd and Israeli prime minister
Ehud Barak, have not been able to boost the morale of the militiamen.
In a report on the situation of the occupation's proxy militia, the enemy television said the last two meetings were held between the command of the occupation and that of the militia in Hasbaya (al-Shreifeh outpost) and in the Marjeyoun barracks.
During the meetings the militia officials reiterated their fears of the impact of the withdrawal talk and the Resistance's successes in dealing blows to the militiamen in spite of the occupation's measures and the use of its warplanes, helicopters, and artillery.
The Israeli television's correspondent met some of the militiamen at the militia's deserted training camp in Majidieh. They expressed concern over the ambiguous future.
The correspondent said 50 militiamen in the camp do not dare to think about tomorrow because the end of the road is unclear, besides the fact that they do not believe the promises that they will not be left to face their fate alone.
The militia's eastern sector official Nabih Abu Rafe said "Israel" will make a big mistake if it withdraws unilaterally and the Islamic Jihad in Palestine's joining the Resistance must be read carefully by the Israeli army.
The enemy Television concluded its report on the area occupied by the Israelis in south Lebanon and the western Beqaa by saying that the militia is absolutely impotent.
The feeling there (among the militiamen) is that "Israel" has led the militia to the middle of the road and then abandoned it, he said.
Military Operations
(4)
The IR team of martyrs Mohammad Fayad and Allam
Soueidan attacked, at 14:30, Sojod outpost with the machine guns and rocket-propelled
grenades. Direct and certain hits were scored, the militants told.
One hour and a half later, the IR unit of martyrs Faissal Melhem and Rodwan El-Ankouni fell upon Kfar Houna position with the adequate arms hitting its southern fortification.
Earlier, the Islamic Jihad (IJ) squad of martyr Mohammad Mahmoud Suleiman targeted, at 6:05, Dabsheh outpost with the machine gunS and rocket-propelled grenades chalking up definite goals.
Meanwhile, the same squad was attacking Beaufort Castle with the suitable weapons scoring direct hits.
Also, the IJ group of martyr Hassan Ghazi Abou Shamat attacked, at 6:10, Taibeh position with the machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Direct hits were chalked up, the fighters told.
In the meantime, the same group was targeting Blat post with the appropriate arms scoring direct goals. The smoke columns were seen billowing out of Dabsheh, Beaufort Castle and Taibeh positions.
For its part, Amal Movement launched a military operation at Rshaf outpost.