LEBANON: ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE AT SUSPECTED PALESTINIAN GUERILLA BASES AND CLASH WITH ARAB PATROLS.
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341963
LEBANON: ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE AT SUSPECTED PALESTINIAN GUERILLA BASES AND CLASH WITH ARAB PATROLS.
- Title: LEBANON: ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE AT SUSPECTED PALESTINIAN GUERILLA BASES AND CLASH WITH ARAB PATROLS.
- Date: 4th September 1975
- Summary: 1. GV village. 0.05 2. SV PAN from damaged house to strewn wreckage (2 shots). 0.13 3. SV bullet-holes in wall. 0.16 4. SV remains of exploded shell (2 shots). 0.24 5. MV tilt up wreckage in village 0.27 6. SV PAN from belongings of villagers to damaged walls and roof of house (3 shots). 0.38 7. SCU blood on ground. 0.43 8. SV zoom to GV of blown apart house. 0.50 9. GV and SV ambulance (2 shots) 0.56 10. GVs wrecked homes (4 shots) 1.10 Initials MV/0150 0120/0140/0205 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 19th September 1975 13:00
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- Location: NEAR SIDON, 40 MILES SOUTH OF BEIRUT, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Reuters ID: LVABN3H76ANYPZWZC9PG9N2TORUG
- Story Text: Israeli naval and land forces launched raids near Sidon, 40 miles south of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, on Thursday (4 September).
Reports on the effectiveness of the raids vary. An Israeli Army spokesman confirmed that commandos landed near Sidon in rubber dinghies and clashed with what he described as "two Arab guerilla patrols."
The spokesman claimed the commandos killed several men and destroyed two jeeps. Further Israeli reports claimed gunboats lying off Sidon shelled "guerilla targets" in the area near the village of Ras-Abrou.
It's believed the Israel is suffered no casualties.
However, Arab reports on the raids differ. They claim five of their men were wounded, and that one died later in hospital. A spokesman said the Israelis only damaged one land-rover belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The spokesman said the commandos used machine gun and artillery cover in their landing, but were eventually driven off.
Israel Radio said the offensive was mounted to forestall strikes by guerillas into Israel, expected because of the Palestinian discontent over the Israeli-Egyptian interim peace settlement.
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