Maj. Saad Haddad, commander of the Christian militia in south Lebanon, has accused United Nations peace-keeping forces there of assisting a group of Palestinian terrorists after they failed in an attempt to infiltrate into Israel.
According to Haddad, a militia patrol encountered the terrorists on their way to Israeli lines. An exchange of fire ensued and the terrorists retreated to the area controlled by a Dutch contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Haddad claimed that instead of placing them under arrest, the Dutch soldiers provided the terrorists with transportation back to their base at Tyre.
Haddad continues to restrict the movement of UNIFIL vehicles in the area under his control. They are allowed to travel the roads only on Mondays and Thursdays to carry supplies or rotate units.
Israeli security sources, meanwhile, reported today that they have uncovered an El Fatah gang in the Gaza Strip responsible for at least three terror- ist acts in which three persons were injured. In two cases they planted bombs under Israeli cars. In the third case, their bomb was discovered and successfully dismantled by Israeli sappers.
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