Two Israeli soldiers were slightly wounded today when two grenades were hurled at their patrols south of the Zaharani River early this morning.
In two other incidents today, a rocket propelled grenade hit an Israel Defense Force patrol in the Nabatiya market area and another patrol in Sidon was similarly attacked. There were no casualties in either incident. Army sources said it was the third such incident in Sidon in the past 24 hours.
Yesterday, an Israeli soldier was wounded when the vehicle in which he was traveling overturned as it was speeding away from a roadside attack near Jezzine in the eastern sector. There were three other attacks yesterday and Saturday on IDF patrols in the same area, but there were no casualties. But four local residents of Nabatiya were wounded when an explosive device hidden under a car went off as they passed by.
Attacks against IDF patrols and positions have averaged 15 a week in recent weeks, with their incidence increasing in recent days, according to the army spokesman. A compilation of casualties shows that since the start of the war in Lebanon in June, 1983, 567 soldiers were killed and 3,240 were wounded.
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