YAROUN, LEBANON, 1999 FEB 5 (AFP) --  Hezbollah guerillas announced a
"stunning victory" over Israeli forces in the so-called "security zone"
in southern Lebanon.  Hezbollah reports claimed a total of 20 Israeli
soldiers dead, and dozens more wounded.  Israeli officials acknowledged
12 dead and 5 wounded, but claimed they had inflicted "heavy losses" to
the Hezbollah attackers.  The attack occured at approximately 3 PM,
roughly 6 km from the town of Yaroun.  Israeli forces remained in
control of the region after the battle.