An Israeli officer was killed and three soldiers were wounded in a bloody assault on a terrorist base at El Khyam village about six miles inside Lebanon last night. The assault was part of a two-pronged Israeli commando attack on terrorist strongholds north of Metullah. The second target was the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila. A military spokesman said at least ten terrorists were killed in the double action and their bases blown up. The dead soldier was Lt. Dov Addar, 21, of Tel Aviv. Funeral services were held here today. The spokesman said Lt. Addar was killed as he led his men against the terrorist base located on a hilltop. The three wounded soldiers were evacuated to hospitals by helicopter. At Kfar Kila, Israeli forces evacuated civilians before proceeding to blow up the guerrilla bases. A communique released after the commando raids listed ten serious incidents during the past three weeks involving terrorists based at El Khyam and Kfar Kila.
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