Maj. Saad Haddad, commander of the Christian militia in south Lebanon, was injured today when the jeep he was in struck a land mine. He was taken to Rambom Hospital in Haifa for treatment. Four other militiamen were injured, one of them seriously. The incident occurred as Haddad was touring the seven-mile-wide strip along the Israeli border under his control. Meanwhile, Haddad was criticized by several members of the Knesset today for his disputes with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). They argued that Haddad dragged Israel into needless conflicts with the UN.
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