1. A Lebanese civilian sustained shrapnel wounds when Israeli gunboats shelled one newly built bridge at the entrance to Sidon, the provincial capital of south Lebanon, police said. 2. Gunboats also shelled the coastal highway linking Beirut with the south, forcing authorities to close it down. 3. Gunboats also shelled the coastal highway south of Beirut. 4. Israeli gunboats sporadically shelled the Beirut-Tyre coastal highway, cutting off the main supply route to the south. 5. Israeli gunboats sporadically shelled the coastal highway between Beirut and the south, reducing civilian traffic to a trickle. 6. Israeli gunboats also shelled the Beirut-Tyre coastal highway, cutting off the main supply route to the south. 7. Israeli gunboats shelled Palestinian police posts along the Gaza coast, while tanks fired shells and machine guns at inland outposts, Palestinian security officials said. 8. Israeli gunboats shelled the Beirut-Tyre highway sporadically, keeping traffic down to a trickle on the main supply artery to the south Lebanon battle zone. 9. Navy gunboats shelled a Tamil rebel base in northern Sri Lanka on Friday in the first offensive since guerrillas broke off a truce and peace talks two days ago. 10. Police said a civilian was injured when Israeli gunboats shelled a newly built bridge where the coastal highway enters Sidon, the provincial capital of south Lebanon. |