Mon, Nov 06, 2006
Conducts 'Mock Air Strikes' On Hezbollah
Israeli warplanes are flying over Lebanon -- to the annoyance of
France and the European Union. It says the overflights are intended
to pressure the international community to take action to stop arms
smuggling to terrorists, and to release two abducted Israeli
soldiers.
The Jerusalem Post reports that an internal Israel Defense
Forces (IDF) document says "the Army must continue overflights to
secure international pressure."
Last Tuesday, Israeli F-16s buzzed Hezbollah strongholds in
south Beirut but the IDF refused to confirm or deny it conducted
mock air raids on the terrorist positions.
Lebanese witnesses, many of whom watched the airshow from
their apartment balconies, said the fighter-bombers
executed six separate mock attacks. The maneuvers came just hours
after a United Nations envoy admitted what virtually everyone in
the Middle-East already knows -- that arms are being smuggled
into the country from Syria.
The Lebanese Army issued a statement saying its anti-aircraft
batteries fired at the planes, evidently without effect.
In the meantime, the Middle East Times says Iran has promised to
supply advanced anti-aircraft weapons to Lebanon, including
surface-to-air missiles. While the US has accused Iran of supplying
weapons directly to the Hezbollah terrorists, Iran says the arms
would go only to the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese Army stayed mainly on the sidelines
during this summer's battles between the IDF and Hezbollah.
The United Nations was brought in to prevent the re-arming of the
Muslim terrorist group, but Israel is unconvinced the UN is up to
the job.
The Jewish state appears to be preparing for a "real"
air attack... as Hezbollah continues to regain strength.
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