Israelis draw fire as they try to advance in Lebanon

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Laurent Belsie

April 28, 1983

Damascus, Syria

Syria said its forces fired for the second day running on Israeli vehicles trying to advance into no man's land in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. A military spokesman said a bulldozer and two armored personnel carriers moved 400 yards toward Syrian lines at Saalouk, but were forced to retreat.