- Title: LEBANON: ISRAELI JETS RAID HIZBOLLAH TARGETS
- Date: 19th December 1996
- Summary: IQLIM AL-TUFAH, LEBANON (DECEMBER 19, 1996) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV ISRAELI JETS AND THEIR SMOKE STREAMING ACROSS BLUE SKY 0.04 2. GV SMOKE FROM EXPLODED SHELL ON HILLSIDE 0.12 3. GV JETS ACROSS BLUE SKY 0.17 4. GV SMOKE RISING ON HILL (2 SHOTS) 0.43 5. GV JETS IN SKY LEAVING TRAIL (4 SHOTS) 1.32 6. LV VIL
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- Location: IQLIM AL-TUFAH, LEBANON
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- Country: Lebanon ASIA MIDDLE EAST
- Reuters ID: LVA2Y1YZEV5V2L89QLSE06TAJXP7
- Story Text: INTRO: Israeli jets have raided Hizbollah targets in south Lebanon after guerrillas fired mortar bombs at an Israeli post during a visit by Israel's northern commander.
Israeli's northern commander, Major-General Amiram Levine was at the Braachit post on the edge of Israel's south Lebanon occupation zone when it came under attack on Thursday (December 19).
According to Israeli security sources, Levine was not injured but one officer was lightly wounded.
After the attack, two Israeli warplanes fired two air-to-surface rockets into the Jabal Safi and Mleita areas in the Iqlim al-Toufah ridge, a bastion for the Hizbollah guerrillas north of the Israeli-held south Lebanon zone.
There was no immediate word on Lebanese casualties in the air raid.
It was the second time in less than a week that Shi'ite Moslem guerrillas have come close to hitting a senior Israeli commander.
On Saturday, Hizbollah fighters ambushed an Israeli convoy in the zone, lightly injuring a soldier and very lightly injuring Brigadier-General Eli Amitay, identified in Israeli newspapers as commander of Israel's liaison unit to south Lebanon.
Thursday's attack was the fourth in less than a week against suspected Hizbollah bases in Lebanon.
On Wednesday, Israeli planes struck twice into the Iqlim and on Sunday Israeli aircraft targeted other suspected Hizbollah targets in southeast Lebanon after a clash between Israeli troops and Moslem guerrillas.
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