1. A few hours before the midnight raid, two Israeli helicopter gunships strafed suspected hideouts used by pro-Iranian Hezbollah guerrillas and infiltration routes in mountains facing the zone. 2. About half an hour earlier, Israeli gunners based in an occupied enclave in the south opened up on suspected guerrilla positions facing the zone, security sources said. 3. After the attack, Israeli gunners bombarded suspected guerrilla hideouts in Shiite Muslim villages facing the zone, said the sources, who requested anonymity. 4. Even so, the Americans have faced a zone only in about eight games, which still causes some problems. 5. Israeli and SLA artillery guns responded to the bomb attack by bombarding suspected guerrilla hideouts in villages facing the zone. 6. Israeli troops retaliated by firing heavy artillery at suspected guerrilla hideouts facing the zone. 7. Israeli soldiers and allied militiamen retaliated by shelling suspected guerrilla bases in Shiite Muslim villages facing the zone, the officials said. 8. Israeli artillery guns retaliated by bombarding suspected guerrilla hideouts facing the zone. 9. Reports from Lebanon said the Israeli forces bombarded suspected guerrilla hideouts in Shiite Muslim villages facing the zone with tank and artillery fire. 10. SLA artillery and Israeli tanks retaliated by firing dozens of shells at settlements and suspected Hezbollah hideouts facing the zone. |
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