1. Israel and the allied South Lebanon Army responded with artillery and tank bombardment of suspected guerrilla hideouts in Shiite Muslim villages facing the enclave, said the sources. 2. The assault triggered retaliatory artillery and tank bombardment by Israeli troops and SLA militiamen targeting suspected guerrilla bases in the nearby highlands of Iqlim al-Tuffah. 3. The attack triggered an Israeli artillery and tank bombardment of suspected guerrilla hideouts in Shiite Muslim villages north of the zone. 4. The explosion triggered heavy artillery and tank bombardment by Israeli troops and SLA militiamen of suspected guerrilla hideouts in Shiite Muslim villages facing the zone. 5. The troops deployed behind a massive artillery and tank bombardment. 6. Others recalled how they were saved from the unrelenting aerial and tank bombardment that destroyed the camp because Israeli soldiers took shelter in their own homes. |