6 Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace

Saturday, April 16th, 2011 |Posted by Noor

Israeli fighter jets (file photo)
Six Israeli fighter jets have violated Lebanon’s airspace but left after maneuvering over the south of the country, according to the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese army issued a report saying that Israeli jets flew over the Shebba Farms, Nabatieh, Marjayoun, Hasbaya and Kfar-Kila on Friday afternoon, The Voice of Russia reported.
They also flew at a low altitude over Hezbollah military bases in the Iqlim el-Tufah region.
On Thursday, the Lebanese army announced that over a dozen Israeli warplanes had violated the country’s airspace and flown over the southern villages of Alma Shaab and Rmeish.
Also on Thursday, two Israeli tanks made a brief incursion into Lebanese territory, prompting the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to deploy reinforcements to the vicinity of El-Adeisseh.
Israel violates Lebanon’s airspace on an almost daily basis, claiming the flights serve surveillance purposes.
Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement, and UNIFIL have repeatedly criticized Israel’s air surveillance flights over Lebanon, calling them flagrant violations of UN Resolution 1701 and the country’s sovereignty.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brokered a ceasefire in the war of aggression Israel launched against Lebanon in 2006, calls on Israel to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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source : press tv