European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 23,1986 Israel backs up militia allies in Lebano api defense minister Yitzhak Ravinis Ajim la pc a a Lis backing up its Leb anese militia Killiri banal gunships and tanks to halt a surge 01in Southern Lebanon. He also suggested that Israel May increase the Esti mated 1,000 troops it keeps in Southern Lebanon but he declined to elaborate. We Are using attack helicopters. We Are using our air planes to Cope with terror in Lebanon As we reusing artillery and tanks. We feel tree to use them whenever it is needed to Cope with terror he said Rabin told reporter that the israeli oar few i meant to absolutely break these am Large casualties on shiite most a senior military anonymity said Israel Ops to reinforce the South Lebanon arg Mumman a Case by Case basis but did not intend to Send in a big Force. The latest Rockol attack saturday wounded three israeli soldiers the israeli i itary command said the Urr cd in the israeli occupied Buffer i Feii us Hon stretches six to " along the Orr nor from attacking Israel. Two soldiers in ii ulizedwilu0ir11esiomach wounds. A became one Day after five French soldiers he . Interim Force in Lebanon uni Fil were wounded by a rocket fired at their Barracks. Rabin briefed the Cabinet on the stepped up As saults against israeli troops their lebanese allies and uni Fil in Southern Lebanon. Rabin blamed iranian backed Hezbollah extremists and the shiite amal militia for attacks which have killed at least 12 militiamen of the israeli financed South i Johanon army flip lats and twisted report Ray by . Secretary general Javier Tim de Cullar who said Israel was responsible for he attacks in Southern Lebanon because it refused to withdraw its troops from the area. Rabin said the attack on the nine nation 5,800 Ember uni Fil were the result of a Power struggle of moderate amal militia and Leibol Sredni inanely shiite population in Southern Perez de Cullar so enc
