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Lebanon: 12 IAF war jets violated our airspace
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel News, Lebanon 

Lebanon said 12 Israel Air Force warplanes violated its airspace on Friday by flying reconnaissance missions over the country's North and South.

The Lebanese army said in a statement carried by Lebanon's official news agency that six IAF jets flew over the border village of Alma al-Shaab and other southern towns and villages for about 30 minutes Friday.

The statement said six other IAF warplanes flew over the Mediterranean off the coastal city of Batroun and over other northern towns for about an hour.
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There was no immediate statement from the Israel Defense Forces, which usually does not comment on flights over Lebanon.

IAF overflights are often aimed at intelligence gathering. The army used information gleaned from aerial photography in the 2006 Second Lebanon War, in which Israel fought the Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah.

In August, a senior IAF officer told Haaretz that if Hezbollah installs advanced anti-aircraft batteries in Lebanon, the Israel Air Force will have to alter its overflights of Lebanon significantly.

However, he added that the IAF has successfully coped with similar threats elsewhere, and could do so in Lebanon as well.


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      1.   Watch out IAF! Spears and slingshots coming at you! 17:43  |  Dan 31/10/08
      2.   Terrorist Act by israel !! 17:56  |  Gerorge 31/10/08
      3.   Saudia condemn 18:01  |  BBC NEWS 31/10/08
      4.   IAF warplanes. 18:06  |  David Nigel Braham 31/10/08
      5.   So what Nasrullah the germ will work on beinga protector. 18:08  |  Big Sur 31/10/08
      6.   LEBANON VIOLATED?? 18:17  |  Alka Seltzer 31/10/08
      7.   for 30mins?? 18:23  |  vik 31/10/08
      8.   #1 Dan 18:38  |  Boycott 31/10/08
      9.   The clearest Israeli breach imaginable of Resolution 1701 18:44  |  Clickfool 31/10/08
      10.   1.BACK AT ya 18:47  |  Michael 31/10/08
      11.   # 1 dan 18:51  |  Axel 31/10/08
      12.   They Know Who to Mess With. 18:55  |  Cool B 31/10/08
      13.   it`s the hunting season! 19:22  |  northern neighbor 31/10/08
      14.   LEBANON AIRSPACE 19:29  |  ROBERT 31/10/08
      15.   To #2 19:30  |  Yo 31/10/08
      16.   And Israel has every right to do so 19:33  |  Conroy 31/10/08
      17.   hey fool 19:35  |  vik 31/10/08
      18.   Preperations 19:38  |  Nisan 31/10/08
      19.   Someone`s got to scan Lebanon for terrorists and weapons 19:46  |  gn 31/10/08
      20.   #3 Once again, Clickfool presents only one side of the story 19:53  |  Conroy 31/10/08
      21.   airspace violaton 19:59  |  Jasper 31/10/08
      22.   Not wise act act all ! 20:03  |  David 31/10/08
      23.   irony? 20:05  |  curious george 31/10/08
      24.   Smile, You`re On Candid Camera! 20:08  |  Jeff Northridge 31/10/08
      25.   Election Politics in Full Swing 20:09  |  Mark of Lewiston 31/10/08
      26.   Clickfool 20:09  |  Brad 31/10/08
      27.   sussex FOOL @3 20:13  |  Joe Moer 31/10/08
      28.   Air space 20:22  |  Marc 31/10/08
      29.   So? We have an enemy there.... 20:24  |  James 31/10/08
      30.   Clickfool, does your mind not operate properly? 20:27  |  Jordan 31/10/08
      31.   Shoot the planes down 20:31  |  Samuel 31/10/08
      32.   Lebanon and terrorists 20:40  |  Brod 31/10/08
      33.   #1 20:49  |  Hadi 31/10/08
      34.   For #3 Clickfool 20:55  |  leo 31/10/08
      35.   Clickfool (#3) If Resolution 1701 applies only to Israel then 20:57  |  Gil 31/10/08
      36.   #3 Clicky breaches 21:05  |  Urani Diot 31/10/08
      37.   "Imaginable"? - Clickfool, really 21:34  |  Fish 31/10/08
      38.   Can these ppl stop provoking their neighbours ? 21:41  |  egrh 31/10/08
      39.   Clickfool shut your own `moaning mouth` 21:58  |  Theodor 31/10/08
      40.   #1 Dan 22:01  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/10/08
      41.   Anti Aircraft 22:02  |  ted heath 31/10/08
      42.   Clickfool is a breach baby, or so he says 22:13  |  Richard S 31/10/08
      43.   lebanon 12 Tarrorist War jet Violated lebanon air spac 22:19  |  Dave 31/10/08
      44.   Lebanon Needs Russian S300 Batteries to Defend Its Sovereignty 22:21  |  Lev Bronstein 31/10/08
      45.   egrh - pardon me, got the hair out of my throat 22:24  |  Fish 31/10/08
      46.   Stop complaining and buy some high tech Russian anti-aircraft 22:46  |  Natallie Durson 31/10/08
      47.   Israel, not to be outdone... 22:47  |  Maureen Ann 31/10/08
      48.   What defensive weaponry would help Lebanon? 22:48  |  Patrick 31/10/08
      49.   jets violated our airspace 22:55  |  to dan 31/10/08
      50.   aw Did I wake you? sorry, go back to sleep 23:09  |  F-15 31/10/08
      51.   #3 Sir Fool 23:17  |  Sol 31/10/08
      52.   #8 23:18  |  Balder 31/10/08
      53.   Iran testing nukes? check this out... 23:24  |  Dan 31/10/08
      54.   Fish 23:30  |  kiwi girl 31/10/08
      55.   # 11 AA 23:56  |  ted heath 31/10/08
      56.   are they flying over lebanon 00:02  |  larzbeach 01/11/08
      57.   egrh, your joking right? 00:19  |  Brad 01/11/08
      58.   Just wondering 00:20  |  Rab Burns 01/11/08
      59.   Maureen Ann - One note Tony 00:51  |  Fish 01/11/08
      60.   Blood Thirsty Natallie Durson 00:54  |  Fish 01/11/08
      61.   Saudia condemns - ha 01:26  |  17 01/11/08
      62.   airspace violation 01:36  |  Jasper 01/11/08
      63.   they violate their neighbors sovreignty and then go.... 01:39  |  deltaleb 01/11/08
      64.   #17, FISH is lying again 01:42  |  VIPER 01/11/08
      65.   VIPER 02:15  |  Fish 01/11/08
      66.   #26 Fish. Are you a so called amphibian or otherwise... 02:53  |  Maureen Ann 01/11/08
      67.   Man wonder, Rab Burns. 02:57  |  Maureen Ann 01/11/08
      68.   Lebs to blow the planes to smithereens 03:12  |  Fish 01/11/08
      69.   Maureen Ann - are you making fun of my name? 03:19  |  Fish 01/11/08
      70.   Israel will rule over planet Earth by 2030 03:45  |  Maronite 01/11/08
      71.   to dan 04:59  |  Brad 01/11/08
      72.   Maureen Ann, Fish and amphibians 04:59  |  Murray of Montreal 01/11/08
      73.   Maronite 05:11  |  Brad 01/11/08
      74.   Tora! Tora! Tora! 05:21  |  Niva dos Santos 01/11/08
      75.   # Murray of Montreal. How else would a `Fish`... 05:25  |  Maureen Ann 01/11/08
      76.   How can they violate a country that does not exist? 05:33  |  Hezbanese 01/11/08
      77.   re 9 clickys one way street 05:58  |  alan the real one 01/11/08
      78.   boo-hoo 06:07  |  Mark 01/11/08
      79.   #32 so its ok to violate the rights of others if you have a good 06:13  |  hanuka 01/11/08
      80.   Typical Israel 06:17  |  Brooklyn Chick 01/11/08
      81.   why not recon drone then? 06:57  |  fadi 01/11/08
      82.   #67 07:23  |  Rab Burns 01/11/08
      83.   # 16 Conroy 07:34  |  Nick Ferriman 01/11/08
      84.   # 44 Lev Bronstein 07:45  |  Nick Ferriman 01/11/08
      85.   This is only the beginning. 07:49  |  Jean Van Daem 01/11/08
      86.   Rab Burns. Purity of race. 07:49  |  Maureen Ann 01/11/08
      87.   UN Resolution 1701 was never put into practice. 07:51  |  Jean Van Daem 01/11/08
      88.   If Nasrallah Doesn`t Like the Overflights 08:46  |  Tzfonit 01/11/08
      89.   Niva Dos Santos`s Question 08:54  |  Tzfonit 01/11/08
      90.   Just checking out the neighbours 08:56  |  Benjamina 01/11/08
      91.   Whats new? 09:02  |  joe 01/11/08
      92.   #87 Maureen 10:20  |  Rab Burns 01/11/08
      93.   #90 No, it`s more than that, Benjamina 10:32  |  Johnboy 01/11/08
      94.   #88 A false claim, Tzfonit 10:37  |  Johnboy 01/11/08
      95.   Patrick 48 - your question should be 10:57  |  ChanahS 01/11/08
      96.   deltaleb 63 11:00  |  ChanahS 01/11/08
      97.   Israeli overflights and defensive capability 11:10  |  allang 01/11/08
      98.   Thanks for the very good news, "Jean van Daem" # 87 12:01  |  Clickfool 01/11/08
      99.   #92 Rab Burns. People of the "Book." 12:52  |  Maureen Ann 01/11/08
      100.   #99 14:35  |  Rab Burns 01/11/08
      101.   Everybody overflies defenseless countries. Get over it. 14:43  |  Erastus CoupeDeVille 01/11/08
      102.   Lebanese army must act 14:58  |  Siad 01/11/08
      103.   I challenge to Israel to overfly Iran 15:27  |  Siad 01/11/08
      104.   zionist intentional blindness 15:29  |  potobac 01/11/08
      105.   Considering the History of Lebanon`s aggression 15:38  |  LL 01/11/08
      106.   Lebanon, the quasi Terrorist State.. 15:51  |  Stephen. 01/11/08
      107.   Lebanon can stop overflights 16:27  |  peter 01/11/08
      108.   Siad the Lebanese must carry out 170l to stop the overflights 16:29  |  x-ray 01/11/08
      109.   #101, Absolutely 16:33  |  Gary 01/11/08
      110.   #.44. Lev Bronstein from...Moscow..???? 17:09  |  Stephen. 01/11/08
      111.   #2 George in Egypt 17:18  |  John 01/11/08
      112.   #3 BBC 17:25  |  John 01/11/08
      113.   photobac flights 17:25  |  Jasper 01/11/08
      114.   Clicky strikes again 17:39  |  Golani 01/11/08
      115.   #38 egrh 17:40  |  John 01/11/08
      116.   #41 ted heath 17:56  |  John 01/11/08
      117.   Clicktool 17:58  |  Dr Noam 01/11/08
      118.   #48 Patrick. Absoulely nothing. 18:03  |  John 01/11/08
      119.   105 Gary O Gary From where do you suck your info 18:06  |  Ari ben Yisrael 01/11/08
      120.   Soon russian-iranian tech will deter israeli flights over Lebanon 18:35  |  Aounist 01/11/08
      121.   Siad 102 - you are right 19:09  |  ChanahS 01/11/08
      122.   #88 19:54  |  Jon 01/11/08
      123.   Doesn`t this get old after a while? 20:00  |  Mike McKenna 01/11/08
      124.   Violation of airspace 20:30  |  alan, original one 01/11/08
      125.   Jeez, how terrible! 20:34  |  Yonatan 01/11/08
      126.   #12 Cool B 20:37  |  Yonatan 01/11/08
      127.   Anybody ever hear of a country called "Lebanon"? 20:39  |  Yonatan 01/11/08
      128.   #106, Do Not Count On It ! 20:41  |  Gary 01/11/08
      129.   Mike McKenna 20:43  |  x-ray 01/11/08
      130.   108 Mike McKenna 20:46  |  Jasper 01/11/08
      131.   Lebanon is a violation 21:06  |  Jeff 01/11/08
      132.   Poor Innocent Lebanon 21:36  |  R 01/11/08
      133.   "Lebanon" the puppet of Iranian mullahs 22:23  |  Realist 01/11/08
      134.   #115 X- ray-you are unsurprisingly wrong-again 22:30  |  Labhras 01/11/08
      135.   #116 Jasper--was that meant to be a relevant response 22:38  |  Labhras 01/11/08
      136.   #83 Nick Ferriman you are so wrong I don`t know where to start 22:39  |  Conroy 01/11/08
      137.   #113 Yonatan. Lebanon. 23:00  |  Maureen Ann 01/11/08
      138.   48 23:38  |  DANNY 01/11/08
      139.   TO 97 ALLANG 00:13  |  DANNY. 02/11/08
      140.   TO NO 104. 00:20  |  DANNY. 02/11/08
      141.   TO NO 110 00:30  |  DANNY. 02/11/08
      142.   northern neighbor #13 do you think israel will whine and cry like 00:50  |  terrornator 02/11/08
      143.   #7 You`re right 00:58  |  trustme 02/11/08
      144.   To #114 Gary: In 2006, the Isr Mercavas were easily bbq`ed in Leb 01:02  |  Aounist 02/11/08
      145.   maureen ann #86 so you admit that australia originally belonged 01:05  |  terrornator 02/11/08
      146.   Jasper, I hate to break the news to you but 01:46  |  Mike McKenna 02/11/08
      147.   X-RAY, re examination please 01:49  |  Mike McKenna 02/11/08
      148.   #117, JEFF, threatening again? 03:36  |  VIPER 02/11/08
      149.   Yonatan - I have 03:59  |  Mark Lincoln 02/11/08
      150.   For almost 30 years 04:15  |  Mark Lincoln 02/11/08
      151.   lebanon 12 iaf war jets violated our airspace 05:06  |  debra 02/11/08
      152.   #127 Terrornator. You do presume a lot. 06:01  |  Maureen Ann 02/11/08
      153.   And had it been the reverse... 07:16  |  Silvienne 02/11/08
      154.   #143, VIPER... 07:18  |  Silvienne 02/11/08
      155.   Lincoln so wrong about Israel`s motives 08:29  |  SDHD 02/11/08
      156.   114 Golani , What propaganda you have swallowed 17:43  |  Dutch 02/11/08
      157.   Silvienne`s "reverse" 18:26  |  SDHD 02/11/08
      158.   Jeff...Voyeur? You Made Your Bed... 18:47  |  Reader 02/11/08
      159.   Jordan...Israel IS a Member Nation 19:07  |  Reader 02/11/08
      160.   Go Fish...Lebanon is a Sovereign Nation Because... 19:19  |  Reader 02/11/08
      161.   Sol Knows Full Well that the Former Hezbollah Fighters are... 19:34  |  Reader 02/11/08
      162.   Niva, The UN Did Ask Israel to Stop These Overflights, but... 20:08  |  Reader 02/11/08
      163.   This Should Be the End of That Nonsense JVD 20:39  |  Reader 02/11/08
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      165.   #162, Reader... 04:27  |  Silvienne 03/11/08
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