Israel Air Force planes bombed terrorist bases on the Lebanese coast south of Sidon Sunday and returned safely to their bases, a military spokesman announced.
He described the targets as naval bases where terrorists trained and left on sea-borne missions against Israel. The pilots reported accurate hits, the spokesman said.
Reports from Sidon said the raid was carried out by three aircraft and that a heavy pall of smoke was seen rising near the Ein Hilwe refugee camp outside of Sidon.
Sunday’s attack was the first air raid on south Lebanon targets since last month when two flyers bailed out of their Phantom jet. One was rescued by an Israel Defense Forec helicopter. The other is a prisoner of the Shiite Moslem militia, Amal.
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