Mideast situation/Lebanon – Letter from Israel

UNITED NATIONS Distr.

GENERAL

SECURITY S/13895

COUNCIL 15 April 1980

ORIGINAL:ENGLISH

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LETTER DATED 15 APRIL 1980 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE

OF ISRAEL TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT

OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Further to my letter of yesterday, 14 April 1980 (S/13892), I attach a schedule setting out in detail the 44 acts of indiscriminate terror which the PLO has launched from Lebanese territory against targets in Israel since the completion of the withdrawal of Israel Defence Force units from Lebanon on 13 June 1978.

As I indicated in my letter yesterday, only one of these acts of terror was aimed against a military target.  All the rest were aimed against civilians.

I have the honour to request that this letter and its attachments be circulated as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Yehuda Z. BLUM

Ambassador

Permanent Representative of Israel

to the United Nations

Annex

PLO terrorist activity emanating from Lebanese territory

The following is a detailed list of PLO terrorist activity from Lebanese soil since the period of 13 June:

25.8.78 – Israel Navy vessels intercepted two Fatah terrorists in a fiber-glass boat off the coast of Rosh Hanikra and within the territorial waters of Israel.  The terrorists had in their possession arms, explosive devices, and other matériel.

16.9.78 – An unsuccessful attempt by a “Palestinian Liberation Front” terrorist squad to infiltrate Kiryat Shmona.

30.9.78 – The Israel Navy prevented the perpetration of an unprecedented murder operation by intercepting S.S. Agios Dimetrios manned by a seven-man “Fatah” squad south of the coast of Di-Zahav in the Gulf of Eilat.  The vessel which contained rockets and explosives was destined to bombard and then crash into the Port of Eilat.  The vessel had departed from Lebanon.

21.12.78 – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on Kiryat Shmona.

13.1.79  – A terrorist squad belonging to Naif Hawatmeh’s “Popular Democratic Front” which had infiltrated from Lebanon entered a rest home in the town of Ma’alot.  In the course of the atrocity, one Israeli woman lost her life and two civilians and one soldier were wounded.  The three terrorists were killed.

19.1.79  – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on the Nahariya area.

19.1.79  – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on the Galilee Panhandle.  Two civilians were wounded.

21.1.79  – A number of Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on Galilee Panhandle.

23.1.79  – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on the Galilee Panhandle.

13.3.79  – Several artillery shells were fired from Lebanese territory on the Galilee Panhandle.

13.3.79  – (PM) Several Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on the Galilee Panhandle.

14.1.79  – A cargo vessel (the S.S. Ginan), which was to have served as a mother ship from which a “Fatah” squad was to have disembarked on an amphibious attack, was captured by the Israel Navy.  The vessel, which was carrying a large quantity of arms and sabotage matériel had originally embarked on its mission from Tripoli harbor at the beginning of February.  Due to a mishap, the vessel was obliged to change course away from the Israeli coast.

3.4.79   – Israel Navy vessels intercepted the Fatah-owned cargo ship the S.S. Stefane, which had embarked from Lebanon with the mission of landing a terrorist squad to perpetrate a murder operation in Israel.  Six terrorists were captured.  They admitted that they had been sent on their mission by “Abu Jihad”, head of Fatah’s military arm.

11.4.79  – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on Kiryat Shmona.  One female civilian was killed.

11.4.79  – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory, at approximately 13.00 hours, on the Western Galilee region.

16.4.79  – Six terrorists attempting to infiltrate from Lebanese territory in the Zar’it region were killed in an encounter with an IDF patrol.  One IDF soldier was killed and six others were wounded in the incident.

18.4.79  – Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory at the Western Galilee region; one civilian was wounded.

22.4.79  – A four-man terrorist squad belonging to the so-called Palestinian Liberation Front left Tyre in a rubber dinghy and disembarked in Nahariya.  The terrorists murdered a father and daughter, and killed an Israeli policeman.  Another girl lost her life and four individuals were wounded in the atrocity.  Two terrorists were killed and the remaining two were captured.

25.4.79  – (AM) Katyusha barrages were fired from Lebanese territory on the Galilee Panhandle and Upper Galilee.  One civilian was wounded.

25.4.79  – (PM) A number of Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory on the Galilee Panhandle.

9.5.79   – A terrorist squad belonging to George Habash’s “Popular Front” attempting to infiltrate the frontier in the region of Minara for the purpose of carrying out a murder operation, encountered an IDF patrol.  One terrorist was wounded and captured.  He later died of his wounds.

24.5.79  – (AM) The Galilee Panhandle was shelled before dawn from Lebanese territory.

24.5.79  – (PM) The Galilee Panhandle was shelled from Lebanese territory.  Two civilians were wounded.

24.5.79  – (PM) The Galilee Panhandle was shelled from Lebanese territory.

3.6.79   – Israel Navy vessels encountered a group of terrorists on their way to perpetrate a terrorist attack in Israel.  The group which had sailed in a speed boat, attempted to infiltrate the Rosh Hanikra region.  In the exchange of gunfire, the vessel was sunk and all four terrorists in the vessel drowned.

8.6.79   – A number of shells were fired from Lebanon on the Galilee Panhandle.

19.6.79  – A number of shells were fired from Lebanon on the Galilee Panhandle.

20.6.79  – A number of shells were fired from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle.

20.6.79  – IDF forces in the Har Dov region encountered small arms fire and several bazooka shells.

25.6.79  – A number of mortar shells were fired from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle.

28.6.79  – A number of shells were fired, at sunrise, from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle.

28.6.79  – A number of shells were fired, in the evening, from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle.  Four civilians were wounded.

17-18.8.79- An Israel Navy vessel destroyed a terrorist craft (which had departed from Lebanese territory) in the Rosh Hanikra region.  The terrorist craft was on its way to perpetrate a terrorist attack in Israel.  The craft contained four terrorists belonging to the “Front for the Liberation of Palestine”.  Three terrorists were captured and a fourth, who was wounded, apparently drowned.

25.8.79  – Several Katyusha rockets were fired in the evening from Lebanese territory at the Kiryat Shmona region.  Two civilians were wounded.

25.8.79  – Several Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory at settlements in the Western Galilee.

25.8.79  – Several Katyusha rockets were fired in the evening from Lebanese territory at Kiryat Shmona.  Two civilians were wounded.

7.11.79  – Joseph Rosenfeld, a civilian resident of Kfar Giladi, was murdered.

18.11.79 – The Israel Navy foiled an attempt by terrorists to infiltrate Israel via a rubber craft west of Achziv.  In the encounter with an Israeli “Dabur” patrol boat, two terrorists were killed and two others captured.  The terrorists belonging to the “Rejection Front” had embarked from Tyre, on the Lebanese coast.

18.1.80  – An IDF patrol encountered a terrorist (responsible for the murder of Joseph Rosenfeld), north of Margaliyot.  The terrorist was killed.

6-7.2.80 – An IDF patrol in Western Galilee, west of Kibbutz Eilon, repelled a four-man terrorist squad which attempted to infiltrate from Lebanon in order to perpetrate a murder operation in Israel.

In the ensuing exchange of fire, an Israel soldier was wounded.  The terrorists succeeded in escaping to territory under UNIFIL control.  Three ammunition belts, four packs, light weapons and explosive matériel were discovered.

21.3.80 – (AM) Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory at civilian centres in the Galilee Panhandle.

21.3.80 – (PM) More Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanese territory at civilian centres in the Galilee Panhandle.

6-7.4.80- Five terrorists entered Kibbutz Misgrav Am near the border with Lebanon, seized two children’s nuseries an act which resulted in the deaths of an infant and a civilian as well as the wounding of four toddlers, the death of an IDF soldier and the injury of 11 other soldiers in the action taken to free the little hostages.

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