Israel bombs Lebanon after further Hezbollah attacks
Israeli warplanes and artillery have attacked suspected Hezbollah positions in south Lebanon in retaliation for guerrilla attacks that wounded six Israeli soldiers.
In a fifth consecutive day of clashes in the disputed Chebaa Farms area, Hezbollah guerrillas attacked several Israeli outposts before coming under attack themselves from the Israeli army.
The military said four soldiers were injured in an attack in the village of Avivim, in the Golan Heights, while two soldiers were injured when rockets were fired at a nearby army outpost.
Meanwhile, the UN security council has expressed concern about violations of the so-called Blue Line, a UN-drawn boundary dividing Israel and Lebanon.
Syria’s UN abmassador, Mikhail Wehbe, accused Israel of "terrorising" the Lebanese people by repeatedly violating their airspace, a move he said is provoking the Hezbollah resistance.
He called on Israel to withdraw from the Chebaa Farms area, which Lebanon considers its territory.
The Chebaa Farms ended up on the Israeli side of the Blue Line when it was drawn up in May 2000, after Israel ended its 18-year occupation of south Lebanon.
