Israeli air force bombs Palestinian Popular Front base south of Beirut early Wednesday after Katyusha rockets hit Israeli towns of Kiryat Shemona and Shelomi.

Two Kirya Shemona homes badly damaged, four shock victims. Power was cut off in Kiryat Shemona. People in W. Galilee spent the night in reinforced rooms.
Lebanese army cordons off site of Israeli air raid. Lebanese sources report Katyusha rocket barrage came from two sites in S. Lebanon – against Kiryat Shemona from Aadaysee and from a point south of Tyre against W, Galilee.
In the south, Israeli warplanes struck eight road links to northern Gaza Qassam sites Tuesday night after two missiles exploded in open space outside Kibbutz Gevim near Sderot. Palestinians are warned Wednesday to stay clear of a five-km belt where Israeli air, reconnaissance and artillery pressure is being stepped up to stop the missile attacks.
debkafile: In a single night, Palestinians activated two warfronts against Israel four months after the pullback from the Gaza Strip. Prime minister Ariel Sharon persists in a policy of military restraint with regard to ground action.
In the south, Israeli warplanes struck eight road links to northern Gaza Qassam sites Tuesday night after a missile exploded in open space outside Kibbutz Gevim near Sderot. Palestinians are warned Wednesday to stay clear of a five-km belt where Israeli air, reconnaissance and artillery pressure is being stepped up to stop the missile attacks.