(تابع) تقارير الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة المقدمة إلى مجلس الأمن والخاصة بلبنان واليونيفل.
المصدر: غسان تويني، "1982 عام الاجتياح "، دار النهار، بيروت، ط 1، 1998، ص 347 - 371.

greatly increased on 14 and 15 September.The following incidents have been reported by OGB:
         (a) On 3 September, a clash occurred between elements of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and local armed groups in the Bir Hassan area in West Beirut when IDF personnel moved eastwards. On the same day, in an apparently unrelated incident, a French engineer officer serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed by a sniper's bullet from unknown origin while inspecting damage caused to UNIFIL House in West Beirut.
         (b) On 12 September, there was an exchange of small-arms fire between elements of the Lebanese Armed Forces and a local armed group in the Race Course area along the line of separation. A convoy of vehicles from the French contingent of the Multinational Force, which happened to be passing by, was caught in the crossfire. Four trucks and a jeep were hit and destroyed. No casualties were reported.
         (c) On 14 September, the headquarters of the Lebanese Christian Phalangist Party, located about 200 meters from Alexander Hotel in the Ashrafiye area of East Beirut, was shattered by a bomb explosion. President-elect Bashir Gemayel and others were killed in the blast.
         (d) Early on 15 September, IDF infantry personnel and armor moved forward from their previous positions in West Beirut and were seen concentrated at Ayn al Janeh, and ILMAC House in the Bir Hassan area. Some IDF tanks were also observed firing in a north - easterly direction from a road-junction about 500 meters south of the Beau Rivage Hotel along the coastal road. Small and heavy arms fire was heard in the area of Chatila Square in West Beirut. During the afternoon. concentrations of IDF armored vehicles were observed in the port area and some six gunboats were seen off shore. Later, shelling was reported from Israeli tanks and gunboats to the general areas of Sabra, the Arab University. Mazraa Corniche. the UNESCO office.Carlton Hotel, Riviera Hotel. Saint-George Hotel. all in West Beirut.

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