The cease-fire in force since last Thursday is being observed in the Beirut area, apart from some small arms fire that was directed by terrorists at Israeli forces Friday night, with the Israelis returning the fire. Israeli forces suffered no casualties, the army spokesman said.
But on the central and eastern sector, where terrorists are located among Syrian forces, some mortar shells and rockets were fired at Israeli positions. The Israelis did not reply. An army spokesman said that two Israeli soldiers had been killed in the explosion of a booby-trapped car in the village Bahamdoun east of Beirut, which wounded another three Israeli soldiers and five local residents.
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