Israeli shelling

Press, 11 May 1979, Page 4

Israeli shelling

NZPA-Reuter Beirut Israeli and Right-wing Lebanese gunners have renewed artillery attacks on targets in Lebanon, in the wake of a big Israeli incursion into the south of the country, Palestinian officials have reported in Beirut. The Palestinian news agency, W.A.F.A., said the latest artillery attack was a bombardment around the Palestinian-Lebanese Leftist strongholds of Arnoun and Nabatiyeh, north of the Litani River.

The latest hostilities came after a tense day in volatile south Lebanon during which 400 to 500 Israeli troops accompanied by

Rightist militiamen tent porarily seized the village q Shaqra in a United Nation* controlled area.

Irish troops of the Unite, Nations Interim Force it Lebanon reinforced by arm oured cars from the Dutcl United Nations contingen met the Israelis in a tens! confrontation, but no fighn ings was reported. The Israelis said they werl hunting a Palestinian guer rilla squad that had attacked a kibbutz at Manara, on thi Lebanon-Israel border Bkrl east of Shaqra. A few hours later Israel gunboats and helicopters an* Rightist gunners attacked taf gets in and around the south ern port city of Tyre, official sources have said.