August Wednesday 4 -1999:

"Israeli" aggressors intercept a cargo ship near Tyre…(1)
"The "Israeli" occupation forces at dawn today (Tuesday) escalated the aggressions against south Lebanon, as the "Israeli" gunboats intercepted the commercial cargo ship "Mondial" near the Tyre sea- front and kept it for 2 hours.

"The ship sailed from Hamburg-Germany carrying 118 cars aboard. The cars belong to Lebanese businessmen who said that the "Israeli" enemy often does such interception to collect money (tributes) that will be later used to finance the ailing collaborating militia.

But the Lebanese businessmen refused to reveal the sum of money they were forced to pay for the "Israeli" aggressors.

"On the other hand, the "Israeli" warplanes renewed their raids against the liberated villages, dropping several air-to-ground missiles on the vicinity of Jibaa.

"Earlier, the warplanes intensively hovered over the areas of al-Nabatieh and Iqleem al-Toffah, staging mock raids.

"Moreover, the "Israeli" artillery bombarded the outskirts of al-Loweizeh in Iqleem al-Toffah and the woods of Oqmata and Sojod with 120 and 155mm rounds from the enemy's emplacement in al-Zafatteh and al-Rihan hills.

"Al-Loweizeh residents spent all last night in bomb shelters after being targeted by "Israeli" heavy machine gun fire from the occupation's outpost in Bir Kallab. Several houses inside the town were reported damaged.

"Furthermore, civilian Mariam Srour, 45, was injured when her house in al-Mansouri was struck by an "Israeli" bomb".

Aita al-Shaab still suffering from blockade…(2)
"The steadfast residents of Aita al-Shaab are still suffering from the blockade imposed by the "Israeli" occupation forces against their peaceful town.

"This morning (Tuesday), after a one-month blockade, the expelled inhabitants of Aita staged a sit in front of the UNIFIL'S HQ in Tyre, lifting banners condemning the blockade and calling for the release of all the detainees.

"They also delivered a memorandum to the UNIFIL's command, explaining the circumstances of the siege and the arrests of elders, women and children, in addition to the town's youth.

"Moreover, the protesters denounced the cut of water supply, the shootings inside the houses and the threats of destroying the houses of the steadfast residents who refuse to cooperate with the occupation forces.

"The demonstrators called on the UNIFIL to interfere and lift the blockade to allow the passage of food and medical supplies, in addition to the return of confiscated mobile phones".

Hizbullah: Aita al-Shaab siege fortifies steadfastness…(3)
"Hizbullah today (Tuesday) called on all human and international committees to reveal the atrocities of the "Israeli" occupation forces and work for the lifting of the blockade imposed against Aita al-Shaab to allow humanitarian aid inside the town.

"These repeated atrocities show that the "Israeli" occupation is aiming at breaking the steadfastness of our people, a Hizbullah statement stressed.

"The statement said these aggressions reveal the troubles the "Israeli" occupation is suffering from on the occupied Lebanese soil.

"The "Israeli" acts and measures, adding to the steadfast of our people, are strengthening the determination of our Mujahedeen to resist for the return of the land and to force the enemy to pay a high price for its aggressive measures against our innocent civilians", the statement added.

Blida, after Aita al-Shaab, Seiged…(4)
"Information from the occupied zone in south Lebanon said a seige is being imposed against the town of Blida, by what is left of the collaborating militia, to force the residents to join the dismantled militia.

"According to the information, the "Israeli" occupation ordered the collaborators to recruit young men to reinforce the ailing militia.

"At once, collaborators Abu Burhan, Hassib Farhat, Youssef Ali Ibrahim, Jamal Moussa Ali Hussein, Mohamad Hussien Hijazi and Hussein Ali Hassan surrounded the town, preventing everyone from going in or out.

"Following this act, the collaborators stormed the town's houses and counted all men and youth who have the capability to carry a weapon, telling them they should apply at the recruitment camps of the collaborators or pay a sum of $10,000 to be excused from the obligatory recruitment.

"The families of these young men refused this move and told the collaborators that they will not sacrifice their children for the service of the Zionist enemy who is occupying our land in south Lebanon", the information added.

SENSE OF NORMALCY NOT RESTORED TO Kfar Houna…(5)
" When "Israeli"-backed forces withdrew from the Jezzine enclave in southern Lebanon last June, it was uncertain how long it would take before normalcy is restored to villages in the area. We visited the front-line village of Kfar Houna, and as our report suggests, the shadow of occupation still haunts the region. And there is a clear security vacuum there".

“These elevated rolling hills are an ideal escape from the sweltering summer heat. They are also a haven for "Israeli" allied militiamen whose presence in this front-line region continues to haunt Kfar Houna residents. The village was liberated from "Israeli" occupation in June, and there is a lot of this around: Concrete, sand, and machinery. People are returning after a seventeen year absence.

(NS: Lutfi Habhab, Kfar Houna resident, telling FTV: "we will rebuild this village, people have been returning, mainly for weekends, the reason villagers left in the first place was because "Israeli" allied militiamen wanted to recruit young men to their ranks, everyone refused, so the militiamen kidnapped two families, and people were scared"). Kfar Houna witnessed some of the worst clashes between Lebanese resistance fighters and retreating occupation forces in June. (BRIDGE: the first occupation checkpoint is less than 200 meters away from here but there are rumors in Kfar Houna that "Israeli" allied militiamen have been vacating the post) The post is a short drive from the village square. But there have been many reports indicating that "Israel's" proxy force is retreating into outposts deep in the zone "Israel" occupies. Few minutes after he went through a militia checkpoint, we asked this cab driver whether occupation troops are manning the checkpoint, he said 'yes'. But Kfar Houna residents insist militiamen are on the move".

 "(NS: Lutfi Habhab, telling FTV: "Militiamen have left the Kfar Houna post, they are in Rihan and Aramta, there is no one at the post, the further they get from the village, the more stable life becomes") The village square is bustling with people. The center of activity is around the top of an "Israeli" tank which was blown up by the resistance during clashes in the village years back. Today, children, including those here for the weekend, can once more enjoy their summer vacation.

(NS: Zeinab Abbas, Kfar Houna native, saying: "...three weeks ago, was the first time I came here, and it was very great thing to discover my village for the first time because my grandpa used to tell me lots of things about it (CUTAWAY OF KIDS PLAYING) today and after I discovered all the beauty, I feel I am ready to fight any occupation to live free in my village..") Young men who avoided coming here during the occupation for fear of detention and forced recruitment to the "Israeli" militia force, today enter and leave the village freely.

(NS: Tarek Mohsen, Kfar Houna native, saying: "I only returned here a month and a half ago, many people died or got sick during our absence, but we could not come here due to the occupation, but thanks to resistance fighters who spared their blood for our freedom we are here today... but the main problems is that there is no presence for police or security forces here)
In contrast to other areas of Kfar Houna, this neighborhood which is only a glance away from occupation troops, lay deserted. A few days ago, machine gun fire rained down on these alleys. Residents said a number of roadside bombs have also been detonated in this area, blaming the incidents on occupation troops.

(Standup: No sense of normalcy will be restored to this village before occupation forces who are stationed just down this road withdraw from the area. For now, residents of Kfar Houna have to live with the fact that their village marks the beginning of the zone "Israel" occupies in southern Lebanon. Mohalhel Fakih, Future Television, Kfar Houna, South Lebanon)".

"Israeli" targets Lebanese army and civilians in new violation
"Few hours after condemnation, the "Israeli" occupation forces reviolated the April Understanding by targeting Lebanese civilians in their villages in south Lebanon.

"The "Israeli" artillery breached the understanding when a bomb struck the main coastal road near al-Mansouri, wounding Lebanese soldier Faysal al-Shayeb, 20, who was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

"The "Israeli" bombs also struck the towns of al-Qlaileh al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun where several houses got damaged.
"The houses belong to Samir Abu Khalil, Nabil Mhaidli, Ali Fayad, Ahmed Jaber, Rabih Khashab, Mohamad al-Dor, Hussein al-Dor, Awad Kassab, Badih Abu Khalil, Abdul Karim Hassan, Fouad Shams and Ibrahim Khalil Salman.

"In addition, several cars were damaged, among them the car of Badih Abu Khalil.

"This violation came shortly after the "Israeli" warning to the Lebanese army for taking a "neutral" position from what is going on in south Lebanon between the "Israeli" enemy and the Islamic Resistance to liberate the Lebanese land from the "Israeli" occupation.

"The "Israeli" occupation's warplanes this morning (Wednesday) raided the outskirts of Zibqeen and the hills between Zibqeen and Jibal al-Botom, launching 14 air-to-ground missiles that burned nearby orchards and fields, in a new violation of the April Understanging.

"Earlier, the "Israeli" artillery fiercely bombarded the outskirts of Majdal Zoun, Zibqeen, Bouyout al-Siyyed, al-Qlaileh, al-Mansouri, al-Chaitieh and al-Henneih,

"For their parts, the "Israeli" gunboats this morning opened their fire against the coastal road between Ras al-Ain and al-Qlaileh, while the "Israeli" warplanes intensively hovered over the Tyre district, staging mock raids.

"Moreover, the "Israeli" occupation forces closed the Hamra crossing, linking the occupied zone to the liberated areas"…(1)
However, the Islamic Resistance (IR) issued a communiqué in which it mentioned the following "Israeli" aggressions (2):
00:40, Mount Sojod was targeted by four 120mm shells.
Between 1:05 and 5:30, Mount Zaatar was bombarded by twelve 155mm missiles.
1:20, six 120mm shells struck Mount Abou Rkab.
3:20, one 155mm missiles hit the house of Samir Rida Abou Khalil at Qlaileh village.
3:35, nine 155mm missiles slammed into the road of Zibqeen village.
3:50, the "Israeli" gunboats were seen sailing off and showering the seashore of Qlaileh and Ras El-Ain, while at the same time, four 155mm missiles were fired at the north of Zibqeen.
4:00, two 155mm missiles landed the area between Jibal El-Botom and Zibqeen.
4:10, the surroundings of Baraasheit compound subjected to several 60mm rounds and a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.
5:38, the "Israeli" warplanes raided into the road between Zibqeen and Henneih firing seven air-to-ground rockets.
5:40, the "Israeli" warplanes reiterated raiding into the area between Jibal El-Botom and Zibqeen firing seven air-to-surface rockets.
6:35, the perimeters of Majdal Zoun village came under about twenty 120mm and 155mm missiles.
6:40, three rounds were unleashed at Mount Sojod.
6:50, Mlikh village was targeted by three shells.
Between 7:00 and 7:15, thirteen 155mm missiles landed near the road linking between Zibqeen and Henneih.
7:00, seven 155mm missiles fell on the plain of Qlaileh village damaging the houses of Samir Abou Khalil, Badih Abou Khalil, Karim Hassan and Fouad Shamas.
Between 7:35 and 8:15, the residential neighborhoods of Mansouri village exposed to eleven 120mm shells causing damage to the houses of Ali Mohammad Fayad Mreihali, Salman Salman and Ahmad Jaber, whereas the Lebanese soldier Faisal El-Shayeb was wounded as one 120mm shell landed near the Lebanese Army checkpoint at the village.
17:55, Arid El-Zennar area came under three 81mm rounds and a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.
18:40, a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets struck the surroundings of Taibeh position.
20:45, the perimeters of Nabatieh El-Fawqa subjected to 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
22:30, one 155mm missiles hit the peripheries of Jibaa.

LEBANON CALLS ON UN TO PUT AN END TO "ISRAELI" SEIGE OF THE BINT JBEIL VILLAGE…(1)
" "Israel's" blockade of the occupied southern village of Bint Jbeil has entered its second week. Bint Jbeil residents called on the international community to intervene and pressure "Israel" to lift the siege. The government has also demanded United Nations intervention to end the blockade".

" Another southern Lebanese village is under "Israeli" blockade. Bint Jbeil, deep inside the zone "Israel" occupies in southern Lebanon, has been under an "Israeli" siege for eleven days. No one is allowed to enter or leave the village, and food and medicine shortages are imminent. Today, Bint Jbeil inhabitants living in Beirut, held a sit-in at the headquarters of the press syndicate in Beirut. They are demanding international pressure on "Israeli" to lift the blockade on the occupied southern village. The rally was attended by deputies, human rights delegates, and a number of NGO's. Deputy Abdel Hamid Beydoon said the coercive measures applied by "Israeli" occupation troops in the south, including Bint Jbeil, amount to what he called terrorism.

The outside world, he added, must know about the suffering of southerners under "Israeli" occupation. MP Mohammed Fneish warned that as long as "Israeli" occupation persists, southerners can expect suffering and torture, but the Hizbullah deputy pledged resistance attacks will drive "Israelis" out of Lebanon. Human rights group called on the international community to pressure "Israel" to lift the siege on Bint Jbeil, along with the occupied village of Aita Shaab which has been under a similar blockade for weeks now. Lebanon's Prime Minister Selim Hoss, in his capacity as foreign minister, asked Beirut's representative at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Ambassador Samir Mubarak, to demand pressure on "Israel" by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to lift the blockade. Ambassador Mubarak was asked to contact diplomats in New York and explain to them this latest "Israeli" aggression. UN peace-keepers and International Red Cross Committee volunteers have been able to deliver much needed humanitarian to the occupied and besieged villages of Bint Jbeil and Aita Shaab. "Israel" has been occupying parts of southern Lebanon since 1978 in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, which calls on the Jewish state to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its occupation forces from Lebanese territory".

Occupation forces violated understanding again…(1)
““Israeli” occupation forces have once again resorted to their attempts to pressurize Lebanon by violating the April Understanding and deliberately targeting civilians, as “Israeli” rounds last night rained down the village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh.
"A 155 mm round hit the house of Hussein Ouleiq (in the village's western neighborhood).

UN Interim forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has repeatedly affirmed that only the “Israeli” occupation forces and their collaborators use this type of shells.

"Ouleiq and his family narrowly escaped death, for they had left the house minutes before it was hit.

“Israeli” artillery this morning fired-scores of 155 mm and 120 mm rounds on the villages of Nabatieh and Iqleem al-Toffah, especially Wadi al-Hojeir, al-Ghandourieh, Oqmata and the Sojod Hilltops.

"Meanwhile, “Israeli” MK espionage drones hovered over southern areas, while the occupation outposts overlooking Nabatieh combed their surroundings with heavy machine gun fire".

Lebanon moves to stop siege of towns…(2)
"Lebanese diplomacy has managed- through contacts with regional and world capitals - to lift the siege imposed by “Israeli” occupation forces on the villages of Aita al-Shaab, Blida, and Bint Jbeil.

"UNIFIL troops' efforts to distribute food supplies in the towns were blocked by the occupation's militia.

"The insistence of the international force, however, forced the agents to retreat and allow the UNIFIL to enter the villages that are still partially under siege.

"“Israeli” occupation forces are trying to benefit from the clampdown they are imposing on the towns, Lebanese security sources said.

"The occupation has told their so-called civil administration apparatus in the Hasbaya - Arqoub area to conduct accurate records of all the mobile phones and their owners, under the heading of "regulations and administration", the sources added.

"The occupation's step is in fact a prelude to confiscate the phones in case of any new siege, to prevent any leakage of information about enemy movements or the deteriorating morale of the occupation's militia, the sources concluded.

"The occupation command warned, through its "civil administration, against concealing any mobile phones, otherwise, the phones will be confiscated and their owners punished. It also demanded detailed information from the phone stores about the sales and the names of the customers".

Clampdown of Bint Jbeil and Aita al-Shaab continues; militiamen loot properties…(1)
"Although the "Israeli" occupation forces and their collaborators had confiscated the mobile phones in the towns they are besieging, information is still coming from the occupied zone in south Lebanon.

"Reports from the town of Bint Jbeil which has been under siege for two weeks said occupation troops and their collaborators have intensified their clampdown and adopted more revengeful measures against the steadfast people in the town including:

- Damaging food and medical supplies inside the houses they storm, especially flour, besides stealing light but valuable properties.

- Blocking water from reaching the towns of Bint Jbeil and Aita al-Shaab..

- Intensifying storming and arrest campaigns. Some people, including women and elderly, were arrested repeatedly in a bid to force them to cooperate with the occupation.

"According to the reports, agents Aql Hashem, Fawzi al-Saghir, and Ali Khalil Haidar - in cooperation with an "Israeli" occupation force - yesterday demolished the house of Adnan Bazzi after detaining his son Dani and taking him to al-Khiam detention center 15 days ago".

July: 130 "Israeli" aggressions; Resistance retaliates with 12 operations…(2)
""Israeli" occupation forces staged 130 air, sea, and ground aggressions on Lebanese territories during July 1999. Air aggressions constituted 20.76% of the gross aggressions (10 raids).

"These assaults resulted in wounding two civilians, detaining 30 Lebanese people, expelling 19 people, damaging 15 houses, two cars and a mosque in the bombardment that targeted 28 villages and scores of fields and groves in villages adjacent to the occupied zone.

"On the other hand, the resistance retaliated with 112 operations against the occupation forces. The enemy acknowledged that one occupation soldier was killed and three others were wounded, while two militiamen were killed and three others were wounded during the month".

"ISRAELI" SAILORS PELT LEBANESE FISHERMAN WITH PRICKLY PEARS…(1)
" An "Israeli" navy ship opened fire on a Lebanese fishing boat in Lebanese waters before hosing the crew with water canon and then pelting them with prickly pears, port authorities in the southern city of Tyre said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday at dawn when Mahmud Hussein, 26, and Ali Zaatar, 24, were fishing two kilometers off the coast near the southern Lebanese port of Tyre, the same sources said. The "Israeli" vessel came up close to the boat, which was hit by a machine-gun bullet, and the sailors aimed their water canon at the two young men. They then lobbed rotten potatoes and prickly pears -- a fruit with long spikes on its skin -- at Mahmud, who protested their right to fish the waters and waved a Lebanese flag. He was later treated for bruising at a hospital in Tyre, the port authorities said. "Israel" has maintained a partial blockade on Lebanon's ports for several years and fires on fishing boats that venture more than two kilometers off the coast. In the past six years, dozens of Lebanese fishermen have been injured in encounters with the "Israeli" navy, with 21 one of them being left disabled, the Tyre fishermen’s' union says".

SOUTHERNERS APPEAL TO THE WORLD TO LIFT SEIGE ON VILLAGES…(1)
"About a month ago, "Israel" besieged a number of villages in occupied southern Lebanon, not allowing anyone to enter or leave them. Beirut has appealed to the United Nations for help, and the government was informed that United Nations peace-keeping officials based in New York are holding contacts with "Israel" over the issue. Today (yesterday), residents of the besieged villages held a sit-in and called on the international community to intervene".

" (woman singing: "tanks are besieging us and we resist....") This old woman from occupied and besieged Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon wants the world to listen to her and help ease the plight of her village which has been under an "Israeli" siege for the past month. Mariam Bazzi along with tens of people from the occupied villages of Bint Jbeil, Aita Shaab, Ainata, Ramyeh, Houla, Srayra, and some Arkoub towns, are protesting against "Israel's" siege of the region. "Israeli" occupation forces have imposed a total blockade on the region, not allowing anyone to enter or leave the villages. Mariam Bazzi, whose relatives are in Bint Jbeil, called on US President Bill Clinton and UN Chief Kofi Annan, to decide on who is a "terrorist", people defending their rights and suffering or occupiers imposing hardships and breaching human rights declarations on daily basis? A committee representing the besieged villages gathered at UN House in downtown Beirut where they handed United Nations representatives a letter addressed to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, describing the plight of Lebanese under the "Israeli" blockade. The letter says occupation forces have been demolishing homes of innocent civilians, especially in Bint Jbeil, where Adnan Bazzi's home was a few days ago leveled. The letter details how "Israeli" forces have been parading their tanks in the villages, threatening villagers with expulsions, or detention if young men refuse to join the ranks of the "Israel's" proxy militia. The committee warned that there is a shortage of food and medicine as a result of the siege, adding "Israeli" forces have deliberately been burning agricultural produce in the villages. Tens of young men and elderly, the letter said, have been rounded up and detained by occupation troops, on grounds that they aid Lebanese fighters resisting "Israeli" occupation in southern Lebanon. Youssef who is from besieged Ainata, said his relatives there are under a physical and psychological blockade. "Israel", he said, has forbidden people there from contacting their relatives in Beirut. (NS: Youssef telling FTV: "it prevents people from entering, it closed the crossing points, it arrested many people and put them in Khiam, it burned the agricultural produce, which caused a decrease in the food supplies, and many people are suffering from illnesses...). A number of deputies attended the rally and voiced support to the villagers. Speakers compared the siege of villagers to hostage-taking. These villagers hope the United Nations, which issued Security Council resolution 425, calling on "Israelis" to withdraw from Lebanon, will intervene and pressure "Israel" to end its latest atrocity against southerners. The committee representing the besieged villages is planning to hold a support rally for villagers in the occupied zone at the Beit Yahoun border-crossing which links the zone to the rest of Lebanon on Sunday".

"ISRAEL" DESTORYS HOME AND CUTS POWER TO FIVE SOUTHERN VILLAGES…(2)
""Israeli" shelling on the front-line village of Baraacheit in southern Lebanon destroyed a house belonging to Najib Farhat. Lebanese police reported that five shells fired by occupation troops fell inside the village, but caused no casualties. Some twenty shells also landed at the outskirts of Baraacheit, destroying an electricity grid leaving four other villages without power".

However, the "Israeli" occupation forces staged the following aggressions (3):
2:05, the perimeters of Baraasheit subjected to a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.
7:40, two 155mm missiles hit Sawan area.
8:40, three 120mm shells struck the peripheries of Mlikh village.
Between 9:00 and 10:45, Mount Sojod was bombarded by eight 120mm shells and five 155mm missiles.
10:50, Mlita Hill was shelled by four 155mm missiles.
12:5, Baraasheit town came under two 120mm shells and one 60mm round.
18:45, two “Israeli” helicopter gunships raided into the perimeters of Majdal Zoun firing air-to-surface rockets damaging the house of Mohammad Ibrahim Faqih.
20:25, Qaissieh Valley was shelled by three 155mm missiles.
21:00, three 120mm shells hit Mount Sojod.
21:05, four 155mm missiles were fired at the perimeters of Froun village.
23:40, four 155mm missiles fell on Habboush River watercourse and three 120mm shells on Slouqi crossroad.
23:45, the peripheries of Arab Salim town came under four 81mm shells and several 155mm tank rounds.
23:50, five 155mm missiles were fired at Arab Salim River, whereas the surroundings of Qantara outpost subjected to a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.

Occupation acknowledges besieging towns in south Lebanon…(1)
""Israeli" occupation army has acknowledged detaining a large number of people from the towns of Bint Jbeil and Aita al-Shaab during the siege it has been imposing on the towns.

"A spokesperson for the occupation army claimed that the detainees were "suspects" as "agents for Hizbullah" and that they have admitted to having supplied the party with information that it has used in launching attacks against the "Israeli" army and its militia.

"The spokesman added that weapons and explosives were found during the search the occupation had conducted in the towns.
"Meanwhile, the UN is exerting efforts to lift the siege which is imposed on the Lebanese towns in the area occupied by the "Israeli" forces.

"Lebanon's Representative at the UN Samir Mubarak said international officials have made contacts with the enemy government to put an end to the siege, release the detainees, and allow food and medical supplies to enter the besieged towns".

Monitoring Group blames "Israel"…(2)
"The five-nation Monitoring Group convened in Naqoura to hear 11 complaints, seven filed by Lebanon and four by "Israel".
""Israel" was judged to have violated the April Understanding by wounding a civilian and damaging houses, a telephone station and the electricity network during an artillery bombardment of Mansouri and Majdal Zoun on Aug. 3. "Other "Israeli" violations included damaging houses in Yohmor with flechette tank rounds and rocket-propelled grenades on Aug. 7, damaging a house and a car in Baraasheit on Aug. 10 and damaging a house in Majdal Zoun in an helicopter attack on Aug. 11.

Regarding an "Israeli" complaint over the death of a civilian in a roadside bomb attack on Aug. 4, Lebanon’s delegate said that the victim had been delivering material to an "Israeli" outpost and therefore could not be considered a civilian target.

"Although the group agreed that “the employment of civilians in military sites puts them at risk,” the attack was automatically judged a violation because a civilian had died".

“Israeli” aggressions on Lebanese territories…(1)
"“Israeli” warplanes roared over Lebanese areas all day long today (yesterday).

"Following the flights over southern areas, the enemy aircraft at 11:00 a.m. circled over Beqaa areas staging mock air raids and firing balloons to intercept anti-aircraft fire.

"Observers in Beirut said the occupation aircraft's hovering outside the military operations' areas, especially Beirut and Beqaa, aims to harm the tourism movement which is currently active in the country.

"As for the artillery aggressions, the areas of Oqmata, Sojod woods, Areed al-Zennar, the vicinity of the Bir Kallab outpost were bombarded with 155mm rounds by the occupation starting at 9:30 a.m. until the afternoon.

"Moreover, the occupation artillery shelled the Mount Abu Rkab which separates between Iqleem al-Toffah and the Western Beqaa.

"Meanwhile, the occupation's espionage drones hovered over the targeted areas".

However, the Islamic Resistance (IR) issued a statement in which it recorded the following aggressions on the Lebanese liberated areas (2):

Between 9:45 and 11:00, Mount Sojod was bombarded by fourteen 120mm shells.
9:45, three 120mm shells hit Oqmata area.
10:00, ten 81mm rounds slammed into Arid El-Zennar.
10:10, Mount Abou Rkab was targeted by two 120mm shells.
11:50, Mlikh village was targeted by three 120mm shells.

People of Ramia protest siege of their town…(3)
"The people of the occupied town of Ramia this morning staged a sit-in  front of the UNIFIL HQ in Tyre to protest the two-week-long siege of their town by the “Israeli” occupation forces.

In a memorandum they sent to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the people underlined the suffering inflicted on the residents of the occupied town, especially when it comes to medical and food supplies.

"The memorandum also noted that the “Israeli” occupation has annexed parts of the town to the land of occupied Palestine; some of these annexed patches are agricultural fields whose harvests have not been collected yet.

"The countries which remain silent before such crimes perpetrated against innocent people must be considered accomplices in the crimes, the memorandum said.

"Upon his tour in the Lebanese territories occupied by the “Israeli” forces, enemy prime minister Ehud Barak encouraged his troops to besiege villages, and assault the Lebanese who remain steadfast in their villages".

“Israeli” spy held by security forces…(4)
"The Lebanese army intelligence has caught a spy who works for the “Israeli” intelligence (Mossad) red-handed, a Lebanese newspaper said today.

"Al-Kifah al-Arabi said the Lebanese security body arrested a Lebanese citizen, identified as H.A.A., as he was talking to the “Israeli” Mossad on a sophisticated radio.

The suspect was born in Bayada (south) but lived in the town of Zrarieh (south). He had used his affiliation to a local political movement as a cover, security sources said.

"The Lebanese army has confiscated videotapes, documents and a radio belonging to the spy, the daily said, adding that the spy was subjected to close observance which was conducted with ultimate secrecy until he was caught in the act".

Raising a family within clear sight of Beaufort…(5)
Since Arnoun’s occupation, the residents of Yohmor face constant “Israeli” Army harassment
"Seven-year-old Zeinab Hamzi is proud of her scar. Raising her T-shirt she shows off the purple welt running vertically below her belly button. The wound was caused by a piece of shrapnel from an exploding mortar round.

"Zeinab had been picking vine leaves on July 2 for her mother near her home in the frontline village of Yohmor when the shell landed three meters away.

“I felt a pain in my stomach and yelled for my mum to bring me some Kleenex to wipe away the blood,” she said. “When my mum saw what had happened she started screaming.”

Zeinab is the latest victim of the violence engulfing Yohmor which has been on the increase since the village found itself almost cut off from the rest of the country following the “Israeli” Army’s annexation of neighboring Arnoun into the occupation zone last March.

On Thursday, the five-nation Monitoring Group blamed “Israel” for violating the April Understanding by damaging eight houses in Yohmor with rocket-propelled grenades and the ‘flechette’ tank rounds, which discharge hundreds of 2 centimeter-long steel darts.

“They’re using flechettes a lot more than before,” noted Shawki Nasr, a schoolteacher at Yohmor school, whose house was one of the eight that were damaged.

“Morale is very low in the village,” he said. “It’s very tense here. You could be sitting quietly then, without warning, there is shelling.”

Nasr said his wife, Sonia, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. “Her hands tremble for no reason,” he said. “When you talk to people, it’s as if they’re not paying attention. Nobody can concentrate. It’s very difficult.”

The harassment the villagers face comes from the “Israeli” troops in Beaufort castle. Only the top of a stone turret ­ now an “Israeli” machine-gun post ­ are visible from Nasr’s house at the edge of the village. The rest of the 12th century Crusader fortress is hidden by a hill. The soldiers manning the turret frequently fire the machine gun toward the village ­ usually indiscriminately, as testified by the bullet holes in the walls of Nasr’s house.

“Israeli” foot patrols venture out of the castle at night to monitor the surrounding area for infiltrating guerrillas and to keep an eye on movement in the village.

One night three months ago, Hassan Alleik, 18, and his brother, Hussein, 17, were leaving their aunt’s house in the center of the village to return home. As they stepped into a pool of light cast from a street lamp, both teenagers were shot and wounded.

“I was hit by the first shot they fired. They were firing very close by. It was not a mistake, they were aiming at us,” said Hassan. He was hit in both legs and his left arm. His brother was wounded in one leg.

Nasr said that most of the shelling and shooting around the village occurred at night.

“They can see us during the day. So if someone is wounded when they fire at night they can claim it was a mistake as they didn’t know we were there,” he noted.

Sonia Nasr said that she and her husband had trained their two children Mohammed, 8, and Ali, 7, to watch television as often as possible to prevent them from roaming too far from their home.

“It’s a shame. We would like them to have a healthy rural upbringing, but it’s too dangerous. We get worried every time they’re outside. At least if they hear fighting, they run home straight away,” she said.

"The impression of isolation is reinforced by the reluctance of most residents to leave Yohmor on the usual errands because of the possibility of roadblocks manned by SLA militiamen or random shooting along the single road out of the village".

"There is no running water in Yohmor. Each household has to purchase containers of water which are transported into Yohmor by tractor. Only 10 percent of the agricultural land around Yohmor is cultivated as residents are too afraid to venture far".

With the tobacco harvest underway, many residents leave their homes before dawn to begin work.

“A few days ago, some farmers were shot at as they arrived in their fields and they had to run home,” said Nasr.
The tobacco season is almost over. But the olive harvest begins shortly afterwards.

“Our olive trees are even further from the village than the tobacco,” said Nasr. “What do we do then?”

Civilians wounded in Touline
A civilian was wounded Sunday when several mortar shells fired by the SLA militia exploded inside Touline on the edge of the central sector.

 Ali Daher, 66, was seriously wounded when a 120mm mortar round hit his son’s house in Touline. The round would have been fired from either the new Mheisbat position or from the militia’s post at Salaa. Daher was taken to Tibnine where his condition was said to be stable.

In the Bekaa, Israeli warplanes staged mock air raids over Baalbek, flying low over the town and releasing anti-missile flares.
 Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of the village and the surrounding areas of Habboush and Kfar Rouman.

On Saturday, Israeli artillery fire pounded the vicinities of Majdal Silm, Khirbet Silm, Touline, Qabrikha, Jmaijme and Souwanneh  …(1)

For it’s part the Islamic Resistance (IR) released a communiqué in which it reported the “Israeli” aggressions:
00:05, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun fire struck Habboush River watercourse and the surroundings of Soweida outpost .
6:05 , the perimeters of Kfar Romman and Habboush towns came under several 81 mm. rounds and a volley of 12.7 mm heavy machine gun bullets .
6:25 , the west of Soweida outpost was bombarded by eight 120 mm. shells and three tank rounds .
10:00 ten 155 mm. missiles slammed into Qaissieh Valley.
Between 11:10 and 12:40 , the peripheries of Touline village exposed to twelve 155 mm. missiles , several 120 mm. shells and one tank round inflicting seriously the civilian Ali Daher ,66, in his back and damaging his house .Daher was moved to the  hospital for treatment .
Between 11:10 and 12:25 , the outskirts of Qabrikha subjected to eight 155 mm. missiles and one tank round .
12:15 Five missiles were fired at Sawan area .
12:25 three 155 mm. missiles hit Litani River watercourse
12:30 the areas of Hamra and Sowan were shelled by a number of 155 mm. missiles
Between 18:40 and 22:25, Mount Sojod was bombarded by fourteen 120mm shells one of which is phosphoric.
18:50, four missiles hit Mount Safi.
Between 19:30 and 19:42, the perimeters of Kfar Romman subjected to 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
21:20, Qaissieh Valley was shelled by more than three 155mm missiles.
22:30, the peripheries of Arab Salim town exposed to a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets inflicting the Lebanese Army Captain Samer Shamseddine.
23:05, several 155mm missiles landed the area between Jarjoua and Ain Bousoir towns.
23:25, Habboush River watercourse was targeted by three 155mm missiles…(2)

"Israel" assassinated an IR heroe…(1)
Hizbullah: The crime will not go unpunished
Yesterday, "Israel" added a new crime to its record which is fraught of massacres and crimes. Khodor Salameh, one of the Islamic Resistance heroes, was martyred when the car he was driving exploded in the southern port city of Saida.

The Daily Star said that "the bombing, coming days after a military officer attached to Parliament’s security was arrested in Zrarieh on suspicion of spying for "Israel", prompted soldiers and Internal Security Forces personnel to set up checkpoints throughout Sidon.

"Hizbullah accused "Israel" of being behind the killing and vowed revenge.

"Ali Hassan Deeb, known as Abu Hassan, was killed instantly when two roadside bombs exploded simultaneously at 5.20pm on the northern side of the road between Hilalieh and Abra on the eastern edge of Sidon. His BMW saloon was blown to pieces, with the bulk of the vehicle hurled 20 meters down the road. The blast ignited the tinder-dry undergrowth on the side of the road.

"The explosion cast a huge pall of smoke into the air and the sound of the detonation startled residents throughout Sidon, with many hurrying into the streets to find out what had happened.

Civil Defense rescuers and firefighters rushed to the scene of the blast and extinguished the blazes. "Deeb’s body was taken to the Hammoud Hospital in Sidon. Troops and ISF personnel cordoned off the area and checked the identities of passing motorists. Searches of nearby rooftops were also ordered on the chance that the bombs were detonated by someone on the ground.

"Security sources said that the bombs were standard roadside charges, consisting of high explosives packed with ball bearings which act as shrapnel.

"As far as Hizbullah was concerned, there appeared to be no doubt that the assassination was carried out by the "Israelis", their first such operation in Lebanon since Ehud Barak’s rise to power in May. The group’s southern commander, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, described Barak as the “No. 1 terrorist.”

“This crime will not go unpunished and "Israel" will regret its crime,” he said speaking at the scene of the attack.

"In a statement, Hizbullah said: “Abu Hassan joined the Islamic Resistance when it started in 1982 and spent a life full of jihad and sacrifice and martyrdom for God and in fighting the Zionist enemy during all the phases of resistance until his own martyrdom.”

"He survived a number of assassination attempts, most notably when an "Israeli" helicopter gunship targeted his car with a missile during the April war in 1996. Deeb was not in the car at the time but a male relative and a woman were killed. He was married with five children and was born in Kounine near Bint Jbeil in the occupation zone.

"The attack bore the hallmarks of an "Israeli" operation. Although roadside bombs are the favorite ­ and deadliest ­ weapon of the resistance, the "Israelis" also use them, usually planting the charges along known infiltration routes used by guerrillas into the occupation zone.

"The most telling evidence that indicated "Israeli" involvement in Monday’s blast were the pilotless reconnaissance planes “drones” that were seen in the skies above Sidon both before and after the blast.

"The "Israelis" have used drones in the past to relay radio signals which detonate roadside bombs. The most notable previous incident was in August 1997, when a drone triggered a triple roadside bomb blast in the village of Kfour near Nabatieh in which five Hizbullah guerrillas were killed.

"The operator back in "Israel" would have seen Deeb’s car approaching the ambush spot via the television camera mounted beneath the drone. As the car passed the two bombs, the operator would have sent a radio signal via the drone to detonate the charges".

"In northern "Israel", troops were on alert, according to security sources there. But the military did not order residents to seek shelter ­ the normal practice when cross-border attacks are anticipated".

Fresh "Israeli" violation, sea and ground bombardment
"In a fresh "Israeli" violation of the April Understanding, Abbas and Fatima Bzieh were wounded in the town of Zibqeen when an "Israeli" round exploded in their field.

"The man and his wife were collecting the carob harvest of their grove near the Nepalese UNIFIL battalion in the town.

"The occupation's artillery widened the area of their aggressions today; setting the mid-sector ablaze with bombs and raids.

"Spokesman for the UNIFIL Timur Goksel said the "Israelis" bombarded in the morning (during the Wadi al-Slouqi confrontations) the outskirts of Majdal Selem, Shaqra, al-Jmaijmeh, Wadi al-Qaissieh, and Houla.

"Lebanese security sources said more than 100 rounds hit the outskirts of the targeted areas while the occupation's warplanes staged two raids at 9:55 and 13:45, firing eight air-to-ground missiles.

"The "Israeli" escalation started at night, as enemy warplanes staged raids on the outskirts of Khorbet Selem and the Wadi al-Qaissieh gorge.

"Lebanon has filed a number of complaints with the April Understanding Monitoring Group over the injuries of four civilians and the damage of several houses in "Israeli" aggressions"…(1)

For its part, the Islamic Resistance (IR) reported further "Israeli" aggressions (2):
Between 00:03 and 00:20, the "Israeli" helicopter gunships fired six air-to-ground rockets at the perimeters of Khorbet Selem which exposed, at 00:20, to an air raid staged by the "Israeli" war jets as well.
6:35, three rounds hit Mount Sojod.
7:35, the area between Shaqra and Majdal Selem towns was bombarded by fourteen 155mm missiles.
Between 8:05 and 11:45, Qaissieh Valley was shelled by eighteen 155mm missiles six of which are smoke ones.
8:35, thirty shells of different calibers slammed into the peripheries of Shaqra-Slouqi Valley.
9:00, seven 155mm missiles struck south of Shaqra.
9:25, the perimeters of Jmaijmeh and Qaissieh Valley subjected to six 60mm rounds.
9:45, eight 120mm shells were fired at the peripheries of Shaqra.
9:50, the "Israeli" warplanes launched a sortie into Qaissieh Valley.
10:00, three 155mm missiles landed near Shaqra’s High School building.
10:05, the "Israeli" fighter-bombers fired two air-to-ground rockets in the perimeters of Jmaijmeh village.
11:05, ten smoke shells fell on the eastern peripheries of Shaqra.
12:00, the "Israeli" war jets raided into the perimeters of Shaqra firing three air-to-surface rockets causing damage to the houses and cars of Hassan Ghamloush and Haidar Ghamloush in addition to Hachem Fouani’s home.
12:12, the "Israeli" fighter-bombers launched sorties into Qaissieh Valley and the area between Sawaneh and Majdal Selem sparking blazes at the former.
12:15, two 155mm missiles hit the peripheries of Sawaneh.
12:20, several 155mm missiles fell on the crossroad of Khorbet Selem – Sawaneh and another smoke missiles struck the area between Majdal Selem and Shaqra.
Between 12:20 and 12:30, Mount Bassil was bombarded by fifteen 155mm missiles.
Between 12:45 and 13:00, the west of Yater village was targeted by ten 155mm missiles.
14:05, the peripheries of Haddatha compound and Unifil post subjected to a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.
14:40, the western perimeters of Baraasheit town, Haddatha compound and Unifil post exposed to a 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
15:00, one 155mm missile landed the perimeters of Zibqeen inflicting the civilians Abbas and Zeinab Bzeih whereas a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets struck the outskirts of Haddatha igniting a blaze.
15:25, three 81mm rounds were unleashed at the south of Baraasheit inflicting the citizen Mohammad Hussein Mezher and damaging his house and car, while at the same time, one 155mm missile fell on the area between Haddatha and Aita El-Jabal.
18:20, the area between Shaqra and Majdal Selem was bombarded by about twenty five 155mm missiles.
Between 18:40 and 19:05, several 120mm shells hit Salhani area.
20:00, three 155mm missiles landed Slouqi Valley.
20:10, the perimeters of Majdal Selem was targeted by three 155mm missiles.
20:45, four 120mm shells were fired at the peripheries of Loweizeh village.
21:35, five 155mm missiles slammed into the west of Yater.
21:40, Jal Tayaran area subjected to one 155mm missile.
Between 23:30 and 23:45, Mount Sojod exposed to six 120mm shells.
23:55, four 120mm shells fell on Mount Al-Rafih.

LEBANESE FISHERMAN WOUNDED BY "ISRAELI" NAVY FIRE…(3)
"A Lebanese fisherman was seriously wounded this morning when "Israeli" navy gunboats opened machine-gun fire on fishing boats off the coast of the southern port city in Tyre. 66 year old Ibrahim Arid received a bullet in his back and was evacuated by other fishermen toward the port of Tyre, where he was transported to hospital for surgery. According to the fishermen, an "Israeli" navy gunboat opened machine-gun fire without warning on four fishing boats off the coasts of Tyre. "Arid was wounded in the back and his boat was pierced by a hail of bullets. He managed to return to shore with the help of two fellow fishermen.

The three other boats also headed back," one fisherman told AFP. The "Israeli" navy has been imposing a sea blockade for several years on Lebanese fishermen in the Tyre area, preventing them from sailing more than one nautical mile off the coast. On March 1, the "Israeli" navy fired similarly without warning on fishing boats off Tyre, without inflicting casualties".

People of Qantara want to return to their town…(4)
"The town of Qantara is located on a set of hills and wadis 15 kms to the south west of Tyre. The town was doomed to have the "Israeli" occupation forces positioned on one of the opposite hilltops for 21 years.

"This fact has led to the displacement of 99% of the 45000 people who used to live in the town. Since the "Israeli" invasion of south Lebanon in 1982, the town has lost 15 martyrs; 30 of its residents were wounded, 25 others are held in the notorious al-Khiam detention center, 150 were houses destroyed, scores of groves were burned. "Israeli" forces, moreover, deliberately burned the woods surrounding the town.

"These figures came in a memorandum sent from the town's people to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. It was handed over to the UNIFIL's Liaison Officer Maj Eric Bodlen by a delegation from the town.

"The memorandum called for assisting the al-Qantara's people to return to the town following the withdrawal of the "Israeli" occupation forces from the Qantara Hilltop last week. It also wanted UNIFIL to set two checkpoints at the town's eastern side (opposite the occupation's outpost in Taibeh) and to the west facing Wadi al-Hojeir".

Cabinet: "Israeli" aggressions won't affect stability…(1)
"The Council of Ministers held its ordinary session yesterday afternoon at its headquarters near the National Museum. The session was headed by President Gen Emile Lahoud and attended by Prime Minister Dr Salim al-Hoss and ministers.

"At the opening of the session, President Lahoud stressed the coherence of the Lebanese stand in the face of the "Israeli" attempts that aim to harm Lebanon's stability.

"Assassinating one of the Resistance's leaders will not affect the firmness of this stand or the right to resist the occupation until it is removed, Lahoud said.

"The current phase requires unity of efforts and reduction of confusions and competitions at the internal level, he added, calling for the establishment of a democratic atmosphere through an objective opposition that would not harm the national morale at political, economic, or administrative levels.

Political rhetoric must be elevated to express democratic awareness and responsible freedom", the president concluded.

BARAK'S LEBANON POLICY INCLUDES ASSASSINATIONS, COMMANDO OPERATIONS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOMBING: KHALIL…(2)
"The head of parliament's foreign relations committee, Dr. Ali Khalil today (yesterday) warned that "Israeli" Prime Minister Ehud Barak intends to mount assassination attempts and commando operations on Lebanese territory, as part of his general policy for the country. "Israel" has been occupying parts of southern Lebanon since 1978, and has launched scores of invasions against Lebanon, and committed numerous massacres against civilians. Days before Barak took office, "Israel" launched a bombing campaign on June 24 that targeted Beirut's electricity stations and several bridges throughout the country".

"Israel" breaches the international law systematically…(3)
"The follow up committee for the release of Lebanese detainees in "Israeli" detention centers today appealed to Prime Minister Selim Hoss, in his capacity as foreign minister, to address the issue of detentions at the UN General Assembly later this fall. They called on Hoss to inform the international community of "Israel's" systematic breach of international law, by kidnapping Lebanese civilians and keeping them as hostages in occupied southern Lebanon and inside "Israel". They said any resumption of peace talks with "Israel" should be conditional on "Israel's" willingness to free some 128 Lebanese detained in its jails. Several human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have condemned the appealing living conditions at the detention centers".

President tells people of Ainata "we're with you"
President Gen Emile Lahoud told a delegation from the occupied town of Aita al-Shaab that the suffering of  their hometown and the occupied area is "daily evidence to the Israeli arrogance and to the enemy's carelessness when it comes to human values and international conventions."

The state does not use words alone, the president said, adding that the government is using all its capabilities to exert international pressure on the Israeli enemy to force it to stop its oppressive and arbitrary measures against unarmed residents.

ISRAEL CARRIES OUT RAIDS AGAINST SOUTHERN…(1)
""Israel" carried out air raids over valleys just outside the occupied zone. Police did not mention any casualties in the raids. The planes fired three air-to-ground missiles at 9:00 p.m. (1800 GMT) at an area between Zibqeen and Chaitieh, on the western edge of the zone. They returned 10 minutes later and fired three more. The planes resumed the attack an hour later on the edge of the central sector of the occupied zone. The "Israeli" planes fired four missiles close to Jibaa, in the Iqleem al-Toffah range".

An enemy espionage network was disclosed…(2)
It was revealed that a spy network, planted by the "Israeli" enemy in the Lebanese liberated areas, was dismantled yesterday.

The cell gathered security information about Hizbullah's cadres, centres and activities.

The security sources reported that on the first half of the present month, the Lebanese Intelligence apparatus arrested the "Israeli" agent H.A.N., who is a construction worker, from one of the villages of Marjeyoun District. He was detained on one of crossing points between the liberated and occupied areas.

The "Israeli" agent, quickly, acknowledged his relation with the "Israeli" intelligence through which he leaked information over Hizbullah's members and offices in Beirut, Beqaa and South Lebanon.

The security sources said that "Israeli" troops searched the agent's house in the occupied zone and interrogated a number of his relatives at Marjeyoun Barracks. In this regard, the "Israeli" intelligence questioned the collaborator security official of Dibbeen - Blat Sector for three successive days.

"ISRAELI" JETS ATTACK EDGE OF SOUTH LEBANON VILLAGE…(1)
""Israeli" warplanes attacked the edges of a village close to "Israel's" south Lebanon occupation zone for the second consecutive day. Reports said two jets fired 16 rockets at a valley near Zibqeen southeast of the port city of Tyre. The jets raided the same valley on Tuesday. There were no apparent casualties from the air attacks, almost a daily occurrence in a war of attrition between the Hizbullah resistance movement and "Israeli" occupation forces. Hizbullah spearheads the resistance war. "Israel" has occupied different parts of Lebanon since 1978 and has refused to implement UN resolution 425 which calls on the Jewish state to unconditionally withdraw from Lebanese territory".

However, the "Israeli" occupation forces staged the following aggressions on the Lebanese liberated areas as the Islamic Resistance statement reported (2):
1:15, the perimeters of Kfar Tibneet town subjected to a volley of heavy machine gun bullets.
1:20, three 120mm shells hit the deserted Lebanese Army barracks, whereas the surroundings of Dabsheh post exposed to 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
1:20, the perimeters of Kfar Tibneet and Nabatieh El-Fawqa came under a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.
1:30, seven 81mm rounds struck the area between Ali Taher and Dabsheh areas.
5:05, a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun rounds hit the surroundings of Bir Kallab outpost.
5:15, the surroundings of Sojod outpost subjected to a barrage of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets.
7:05, Arid El-Zennar area came under 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
12:33, the "Israeli" war jets raided into the area between Jibal El-Botom, Zibqeen and Chaitieh villages firing six air-to-ground rockets.
12:46, the "Israeli" fighter-bombers dropped four air-to-surface rockets into the same area.
12:58, the "Israeli" warplanes staged two sorties into the same area also firing twelve air-to-ground rockets.
13:05, the outskirts of Haris village came under six 81mm rounds and three 155mm missiles.
13:10, two 120mm shells landed Haddatha woodland.
19:57, the “Israeli” warplanes staged a sortie into the perimeters of Jibaa.
20:17, the “Israeli” war jets reiterated raiding into the peripheries of Jibaa.
20:40, seven 155mm missiles landed west of Yater.
21:00, Qaissieh Valley was shelled by three 155mm missiles.
21:15, two 155mm missiles hit Hamra area.

The occupation forces impose curfew inside the towns that are under siege…(3)
"Weeks and months have passed on the siege that was imposed by the “"Israeli"” forces on a number of towns in the South and the West Beqaa. Sources from inside the occupied territory say that the “"Israelis"” have yet again changed the rules to others that are stricter on the civilians. The “"Israeli"” forces first allowed citizens over the age of 40 years for men and the over 50 for women to leave their towns only for serious health reasons. It then imposed a night curfew on the inhabitants with orders to shoot at the violators".

"The siege of the town of Al-Mari is in its fifth day. It was noted the reason of the siege was because of the fleeing of one of the inhabitants of the town Wassim Fares Judiyeh to the liberated side after refusing to collaborate with the “"Israelis"”. Mr. Judiyeh fled 24 hours before a meeting that was set for him by “"Israeli"” intelligence officers at Marjeyoun in order to try and force him to collaborate with them".

"Israel" breaks the April understanding once more…(1)
"At around ten o’clock this (yesterday) morning the “"Israeli"” forces broke the April understanding by bombing with various caliber the town of Baraasheit. The bombing resulted in the damage of many houses, while the inhabitants were unharmed as the result of the steps that they undertake during such bombings like moving to the lower floors of their homes. "The “"Israeli"” bombings also reached the outskirts of the towns of Al-Mansouri, Majdal Zoun and Wadi Al-Qaissieh, which led to the breaking out of fires in many farms.

"As their usual tyrannical practice the “"Israelis"” prevented cars belonging to the International Red Cross to enter the town of Yohmor Al-Shkif to transport a seriously ill civilian to the nearest hospital. "The enemy informed the inhabitants that this practice would remain so until further notice, noting that this step violates the Geneva Convention".

For its part, the Islamic Resistance (IR) issued a communiqué in which it reported the following "Israeli" aggressions (2):
6:15, the perimeters of Majdal Zoun village subjected to an intense heavy machine gun fire.
6:30, six 120mm shells hit the peripheries of Mansouri village causing damage to the orchards of Melhem Melhem, Hussein Ali Khashab and Hussein Ali Zeid and the water tank of Ali Hussein Khashab.
Between 8:10 and 16:40, Qaissieh Valley was bombarded by thirty five 155mm missiles.
Between 9:25 and 20:35, Baraasheit town and its peripheries came under sixteen 81mm rounds, four 120mm shells and a volley of 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets damaging the houses of Mohammad Khalil Chehab, Rashed Hennawi, Najib Farhat and Ali Khalil Chehab.
16:10, the surroundings of Salaah post exposed to 12.7mm heavy machine gun fire.
16:20, Sawan area was shelled by four 155mm missiles.
16:40, three 155mm missiles landed the area between Majdal Selem and Shaqra villages.
16:45, eight 155mm missiles slammed into the perimeters of Majdal Selem.

Following the towns of Aita Al-Shaab and Bint Jbiel… the occupation forces put the towns of Mais Al-Jabal and Hula under siege … (1)
The occupation forces ten days ago put the occupied towns of Mais Al-Jabal and Hula under siege. It was noted that the traitor Zuhair Shkier led a group of collaborators and imposed a siege on the town of Mais Al-Jabal, Shkier also confiscated all travel permits belonging to residents of the town. The group stormed a number of houses in the town damaging personal belongings as they carried on their practice humiliation.

In the town of Hula the traitors Kamal Shriem, Hussien Musa Ibrahim and Hassan Abdullah Mahmoud and others imposed a siege on the town. The group also prohibited the inhabitants from leaving the town as well as storming and searching many houses.

PM Salim Al-Hus confirmed that the government spares no effort in presenting the situation of the “Israeli” occupation to the General Council of the UN or to the Arab League.

The PM also added that efforts to lift the siege are still under way until our goal is reached.

“Israeli” enemy breaches April Understanding … (1)
As usual, the “Israeli” occupying troops breached once more the April understanding by bombarding the residential neighborhoods of Mansouri and Majdal Zoun villages, to the south of Tyre city.

The “Israeli” shelling, carried out by the posts of Hardoun and Bayada, inflicted at Mansouri the civilians Ali El-Zein, 38, and his child Hussein El-Zein, 3, and wife Hiam Mohsen, 25, and Toufik Khashab who were moved to Jabal Amel Hospital for treatment.

Also, the shells caused damage to the houses of Ali El-Zein, Ahmad Khashab, Nimr Khashab, Amin Shoueikh, Rodwan Mohsen, Fadl Habib Diab, Jawdat Khashab, Fouad Zabad, Ahmad Jaber and Hussein Mdaiheli. At Majdal Zoun, the house of Hussein Mustafa Hachem was damaged also.

Mansouri population asserted that more than fifty shells landed suddenly the town’s homes and groves frightening the children and old men and women.

Elsewhere, it was reported that the “Israeli” allied militiamen opened fire at the Notary Public of Nabatieh Moussa Naameh and his wife and mother, Fatima Ramadan,70, as he was traveling in his car on the road between Nabatieh and Yohmor Shkeif.

Ramadan was hit by one bullet in her neck. Then he quickly transported her to Ghandour Hospital at Nabatieh where she was moved, once again, to Hammoud Hospital at Saida for she was seriously wounded.

Moreover, the collaborators fired at other cars traveling from and to Yohmor and stopped the car of Ahmad Abou Dalla. Before releasing him, they asked Dalla about the inflicted car and the wounded woman.

"ISRAEL" ESCALATES ATTACKS ON SOUTH INJURING CIVILIANS…(1)
"Tensions have risen in southern Lebanon as "Israeli" warplanes and ground troops today (yesterday) attacked areas north of the zone "Israel" occupies. Six civilians, including a five-year-old boy, were injured in "Israeli" attacks on the south yesterday. The five-nation group monitoring a cease-fire in the south is expected to meet on Thursday to discuss Lebanese and "Israeli" complaints of alleged truce violations".

" Six Lebanese, including a five-year-old child and a Hizbullah resistance fighter, were wounded by gunfire from "Israel" and its allies and an air attack in southern Lebanon Sunday. Police said the child, both his parents and another man were hurt when 15 "Israeli" shells hit the village of Mansouri, 11 kilometers south of the coastal city of Tyre, outside the "Israeli"-occupied zone. The Hizbullah member was wounded in the air strike, which also occurred outside the occupied zone. A middle-aged woman, Fatima Ramadan, was hurt when "Israel's" proxy militia machine-gunned her car on her way to the village of Yohmor. The villages of Zibqeen, Kafra, Majdal Zoun and Yater, on the western and central edges of the occupied zone were also raided. Later two "Israeli" fighter-bombers fired four missiles on the edge of Yater, adjoining the occupation zone. According to AFP, so far this year 20 civilians have been killed and 137 wounded in southern Lebanon. "Israel" has constantly targeted residential areas in southern Lebanon, in clear breach of a 1996 internationally-monitored accord which bans attacks on and from civilian targets but permits resistance operations against "Israeli" occupation troops".

"Israel" tightens its grip on the towns that are under siege…(2)
"The towns of Aita Al-Shaab, Bint Jbeil and Al-Mari are still under siege despite the close arrival of the UN secretary general’s envoy to the area. The envoy’s mission will be to inspect the situation of the towns that are under “"Israeli"” occupation.

"In the town of Hula only three of its inhabitants collaborate with the enemy, Imad Shriem, Hussien Musa Ibrahim and Hassan Abdullah Hamoud. The collaborators prevented the inhabitants from leaving the town. While searching the houses the collaborators fires bullets in the air in an effort to scare the inhabitants".