Israeli jets stage mock raids in Lebanon airspace.

Antaletriangle · 02-07-2009, 11:57 PM

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Israeli warplanes carried out reconnaissance flights over Lebanon's border regions on Friday.
Israeli fighter jets have carried out mock attacks and reconnaissance missions in border regions with Lebanon, Press TV has learned.

Violating the Lebanese airspace, the warplanes carried out reconnaissance flights over border regions including Hasbaya, Arqub, Shaaba farms and Western Beqaa on Friday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The military jets also overflew several other regions at low altitude and launched mock raids against Lebanese targets.

The report comes as the Israeli military has put its forces along the border on full alert ahead of the first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah top commander Imad Mugniyah who was killed in a car bomb attack in Damascus in February 2008.

Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, who has vowed to revenge the commander, believes all evidence gathered so far indicate that Israel's spy agency was responsible for Mugniyah's assassination.

The Israeli army has also moved its forces to the northern border with Lebanon after deploying them to the Gaza Strip during the military offensive in the coastal sliver

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TV report: Lebanese ship near Gaza receives threats from Israeli warships

BEIRUT, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese aid ship "Taly" heading to Gaza on Thursday morning received threats from Israeli warships surrounding it, reported the Doha-based al-Jazeera TV satellite channel.

The Israeli warships voiced the warning to the Lebanese ship in the Egyptian territorial water near Gaza, while Israeli jets are also flying over "Taly", said the TV report.

The al-Jazeera reporter on board of the ship was quoted as saying that "Taly" received radio threats from the Israelis saying that "Gaza is under siege, no one should approach."

The Lebanese ship, which has its nick name "Brotherhood" in symbol of solidarity, is now 3 miles into Egyptian territorial water, and 24 miles away from Gaza.

Israeli warplanes have been flying over the ship since last night, according to the two Lebanon's New TV reporters who are on board.

The Lebanese ship sailed Wednesday towards Gaza carrying aid and rights activists after a stopover in Cyprus.

The trip organizer Hani Suleiman said that Cypriot authorities had cleared up the way for the trip after searching the vessel to ensure transparency.

The ship had left the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli on Monday night, carrying 60 tons of medicine and food, as well as eight activists and journalists, including former Greek Catholic archbishop of Jerusalem Hilarion Capucci, who left Jerusalem in the 1970s after serving in an Israeli jail.

A similar aid boat to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza was turned back in January and was forced by the Israelis into southern Lebanon's Tyre port.

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Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Israeli jets stage mock raids in Lebanon airspace. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id...onid=351020202 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:15:09 GMT Israeli warplanes carried out reconnaissance flights over Lebanon's border regions on Friday. Israeli fighter jets have carried out mock attacks and reconnaissance missions in border regions with Lebanon, Press TV has learned. Violating the Lebanese airspace, the warplanes carried out reconnaissance flights over border regions including Hasbaya, Arqub, Shaaba farms and Western Beqaa on Friday, a Press TV correspondent reported. The military jets also overflew several other regions at low altitude and launched mock raids against Lebanese targets. The report comes as the Israeli military has put its forces along the border on full alert ahead of the first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah top commander Imad Mugniyah who was killed in a car bomb attack in Damascus in February 2008. Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, who has vowed to revenge the commander, believes all evidence gathered so far indicate that Israel's spy agency was responsible for Mugniyah's assassination. The Israeli army has also moved its forces to the northern border with Lebanon after deploying them to the Gaza Strip during the military offensive in the coastal sliver http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_10769529.htm TV report: Lebanese ship near Gaza receives threats from Israeli warships BEIRUT, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese aid ship "Taly" heading to Gaza on Thursday morning received threats from Israeli warships surrounding it, reported the Doha-based al-Jazeera TV satellite channel. The Israeli warships voiced the warning to the Lebanese ship in the Egyptian territorial water near Gaza, while Israeli jets are also flying over "Taly", said the TV report. The al-Jazeera reporter on board of the ship was quoted as saying that "Taly" received radio threats from the Israelis saying that "Gaza is under siege, no one should approach." The Lebanese ship, which has its nick name "Brotherhood" in symbol of solidarity, is now 3 miles into Egyptian territorial water, and 24 miles away from Gaza. Israeli warplanes have been flying over the ship since last night, according to the two Lebanon's New TV reporters who are on board. The Lebanese ship sailed Wednesday towards Gaza carrying aid and rights activists after a stopover in Cyprus. The trip organizer Hani Suleiman said that Cypriot authorities had cleared up the way for the trip after searching the vessel to ensure transparency. The ship had left the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli on Monday night, carrying 60 tons of medicine and food, as well as eight activists and journalists, including former Greek Catholic archbishop of Jerusalem Hilarion Capucci, who left Jerusalem in the 1970s after serving in an Israeli jail. A similar aid boat to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza was turned back in January and was forced by the Israelis into southern Lebanon's Tyre port.