News In Brief
January 5, 1984
Baalbek, Lebanon
East Lebanon pounded by Israeli warplanes
Waves of Israeli jets hammered suspected guerrilla bases in eastern Lebanon for the second straight day Wednesday, hitting a Palestinian refugee camp and a marketplace; killing nearly 100 men, women, and children; and wounding 400, Beirut Radio said. Scores of homes and stores were set afire.
Local residents said the raid consisted of repeated dive-bomber strikes and was the ''most savage'' ever launched by the Israelis against targets in Syrian-controlled eastern Lebanon.
Israel said it was aiming at bases used by Iranian-backed guerrillas for operations against Israel.