In Israel’s 18th air assault in southern Lebanon this year, Israeli air force jets attacked targets of the Islamic fundamentalist Hezbollah movement located north of the security zone Wednesday.
The assault took place several hours after Hezbollah launched Katyusha rocket attacks on the Lebanese town of Marjayoun, where the South Lebanon Army, Israel’s ally in the region, maintains its headquarters. There was no immediate word about casualties from either assault.
Hours before the Hezbollah rocket attacks, Israeli and SLA forces employed tanks and artillery to turn back an assault by the Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim fighters in the northern sector of the security zone.
There have been almost daily skirmishes in southern Lebanon since May 21, when Israeli commandos abducted Shi’ite guerrilla leader Mustafa Dirani from his home in eastern Lebanon.
On June 2, Israel launched a devastating air strike on a Hezbollah training base in eastern Lebanon. As many as 50 Hezbollah members were reported killed in the strike and up to 200 were wounded.
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