Posted on 04/28/2008 12:57:28 PM PDT by jhpigott
Lebanese army: 12 Israeli jets flew over Beirut
Tensions in the north? Lebanon says 'enemy' airplanes violated its airspace Monday, flew over Lebanese cities; Meanwhile, Israel complains that UNIFIL forces fail to report illegal Hizbullah activities
Associated Press Published: 04.28.08, 22:35 / Israel News
The Lebanese army reported that Israeli Air Force jets flew over Beirut on Monday. The army said in a statement that 12 "enemy" Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace before noon Monday by flying missions over Beirut and elsewhere in the country. The IDF said it will not discuss its operational activities.
The Lebanese statement added that four jets flew over the Mediterranean off the coastal city of Byblos in the north and headed toward the eastern province of Hermel, while eight other jets flew over the southern town of Rmeish, then headed north to Beirut, the Chouf Mountains, southeast of the capital, and Hermel before flying back to the "occupied territories."
The Israeli over-flights lasted about an hour, the statement said.
Meanwhile, Israeli officials remarked that UN forces stationed in Lebanon do not report fully on Hizbullah's illegal activities in southern Lebanon. The officials claimed that Hizbullah is violating the ceasefire treaty signed at the end of the Second Lebanon War, banning group members from entering the demilitarized territory near the border with Israel.
The officials also claimed that UN forces came across a suspicious truck being followed by gunmen late in March, but neglected to report the incident in full to the UN Security Council. The incident was mentioned in short in Secretary-General Ban KI-moon's report, but Hizbullah was not held responsible. UN forces said the gunmen escaped and have not been identified.
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So it’s okay for Iran and Syria to interfere in Lebanon’s sovereignty but Israel can’t hunt for terrorists. Got it.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
If I were the Lebanese govt, I wouldn’t complain much if ALL the IAF was doing was flying over them.
The IAF could be doing much worse than JUST flying over them.
True! ...they could be making a *drop off* before leaving.
simple question that I can’t seem to answer - Israel violates Lebanese airspace on almost a daily basis with almost no mention in the mainstream israeli press. You have to go searching for that kind of news on lebanese websites or through other middle east news outlets.
So why does this incident merit coverage by all 3 major Israeli news websites (jpost, ynet and haaretz)??
They should be glad for the flyover.
The IAF could have chosen to stay for a while and there’s not a darn thing Lebanon could have done about it.
“All your airspace are belong to us!
“Beirut Tower, this is Golemrider, requesting flyby.”
” This is a warning, the next time you will be dead”
Sending a message perhaps?
Israel’s 60th anniversary is May 14th, and maybe they’re letting everyone know it’d be stupid to pull some assinine stunt during the celebration days.
Why, oh why does Israel still make these insane deals to bring the UN in? It has the same result every time.
Just a little “You’ve got mail” delivery. Now let’s see if they got the message.
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