"Israeli" jets break sound barrier over southern Lebanon amid reports of intensified military activity on border
Source: AFP & Nowlebanon.com, 3-9-2008
Sources on Wednesday told NOW Lebanon that "Israel" had intensified military activities in areas along its border with southern Lebanon, particularly in the western sector, including increasing patrols and a raising the personnel presence at positions along the border.
Earlier on Wednesday, a security official said six "Israeli" jets flew over south Lebanon and broke the sound barrier twice over the port city of Tyre on Wednesday.
"Six "Israeli" warplanes flew all over southern Lebanon and the city of Tyre at low altitude for more than an hour and broke the sound barrier twice over Tyre," the official told AFP.
The overflight prompted scared shoppers to flee Tyre's main market, an AFP correspondent said.
Residents also poured on to the streets nervously watching the skies, little more than two years after the summer 2006 war between "Israel" and Hizbullah devastated much of southern Lebanon, the correspondent added.
There has been a mounting war of words between Hizbullah and "Israel" in recent weeks with Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowing to "destroy "Israel"" in any new conflict.
For their part "Israeli" cabinet ministers have warned that Lebanon's civilian infrastructure could be targeted in any new war, now that the Hizbullah-led opposition has secured veto powers in a national unity government.
"Israeli" jets have repeatedly overflown Lebanon in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the 34-day war between "Israel" and Hizbullah.
The United Nations has called on "Israel" to stop violating Lebanese air space. It says the overflights undermine the credibility of UN peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon and compromise efforts to bring stability to the region.
Sources on Wednesday told NOW Lebanon that "Israel" had intensified military activities in areas along its border with southern Lebanon, particularly in the western sector, including increasing patrols and a raising the personnel presence at positions along the border.
Earlier on Wednesday, a security official said six "Israeli" jets flew over south Lebanon and broke the sound barrier twice over the port city of Tyre on Wednesday.
"Six "Israeli" warplanes flew all over southern Lebanon and the city of Tyre at low altitude for more than an hour and broke the sound barrier twice over Tyre," the official told AFP.
The overflight prompted scared shoppers to flee Tyre's main market, an AFP correspondent said.
Residents also poured on to the streets nervously watching the skies, little more than two years after the summer 2006 war between "Israel" and Hizbullah devastated much of southern Lebanon, the correspondent added.
There has been a mounting war of words between Hizbullah and "Israel" in recent weeks with Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowing to "destroy "Israel"" in any new conflict.
For their part "Israeli" cabinet ministers have warned that Lebanon's civilian infrastructure could be targeted in any new war, now that the Hizbullah-led opposition has secured veto powers in a national unity government.
"Israeli" jets have repeatedly overflown Lebanon in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the 34-day war between "Israel" and Hizbullah.
The United Nations has called on "Israel" to stop violating Lebanese air space. It says the overflights undermine the credibility of UN peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon and compromise efforts to bring stability to the region.
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