Lebanon troops fire at 4 Israeli warplanes flying overhead

you know that those planes flying there to follow the weapons transportation , weapons that suppose to be fired on innocent civilians in a year or so. it's sound like you say "building more walls and fly over your territory", believe me if there was a laser wall like in the science fiction movies like 2000 meters height they will never fly above Lebanon and above any country in the middle east

Following the hard words by Nasrallah, Israel has gone to the UN security council to file a complaint of harassment by the Lebanese militia. Opinions in Israeli Political apparatus have shifted toward asking the UN for an embargo against Hezbollah and asking Nato and the US for protection of Israeli cities. Population in Israel have found difficulties sleeping after Nasrallah's speech on bombing Tel Aviv. Some residents of Tel Aviv have already considered moving further south to the Sinai desert or joining Hosni Moubarak in Sharm El Sheik. King Abdallah of Jordan has also offered security to the Israelis fleeing their cities after the treats from the Lebanese terrorist group. Camps are already being set up on Jordanian and Egyptian borders to accept Israeli refugees.

We get attacked by Zionists all the time... maybe our airspace and movement should be everywhere as well ? you see how you cant see things two ways ? but apparently it doesnt matter since in zionism thinking is not required only hate.

approach and change the borders according to the international law: Israel eastern border up to railway Hijaz-Damascus; Assad an his gang - out of power; King Andullah installed in Damascus; Arabs from Judea and Samaria resettled in Kingdoom of Syria.

...in olde tyme American cowboy black and white movies, we would call the next move as "keeping your powder dry, and don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes". Lebanon is playing it just right, and they are well within their sovereign rights to do so.

"Trouble is, the other 191 countries follow the rules and blah blah blah". [cummings] cummings: You are not a very good observer of the world around you. Rather selective in what you see.

Let me remind you what srael did to Syrian SAMS in 82: 19 out of 19 destoryed, 29 migs destroyed. No losses to IDF. You should google sometime. Are you still surprised?

When they disarm, there will be not need to overflights.

hezbollah now knows how israel found it's other missiles and has corrected that error, it also has well over 40,000 missiles, it also has many more surprises, when nasralah says something he does it, and he has already stated that his soldiers will be crossing into israel, funny thing, israel thinks syria is a walk in the park, little do they know since they are partially the trainers for hezbollah along with iran.

Seeing as Hezbollah has not been disarmed as UNSCR1701 demands, it's rather funny that anyone would even care to reference that or anything the UN does.

This report makes it sound as if it is Israel?s God given right to violate Lebanese airspace and that those naughty Hizbollah boys are trying to bully the IAF. The Lebanese people have been intimidated, terrorized and ravaged by the IAF for four long decades and they look forward to a sweet end to this reign of techno superiority and the day on which the IAF jets start dropping out the sky like flies

maybe its about time for the other guys to get the jitters. Israel could just as easy be firing hundreds of rockets daily into Gaza and Lebanon as they have done to Israel. But they have not attacked. They have always just defended holding out for peace instead.

Is the IDF planning to attack Lebanon and use a shot down plane as an excuse? Similarly to the IDF attack on Hamas on 5 November 2008 that eventually sparked the Gaza war

Why would Israel send four multi-million dollar aircraft with crews over dangerous territory just to gain a few photos which any one aircraft could do or, better still, an unmanned drone designed specifically for the purpose and which Israel has plenty of, could do and do much more efficiently? To believe these flight are 'reconnaissance' is delusional. They are designed specifically to provoke a response from Hezbollah in order to provide a casus belli for Israel to launch a full scale attack.

and if the UN is unable to do the job they are suposed to do then Israel has no other choice then do it herself. Blame the UN for lousy job.

Not the Gov. There aint no more Gov. Hezbollah took control.They rule by the gun not by the vote.

Since all of those groups are not only in violation, but have NEVER fulfilled any of their obligations, why is Israel the only ones that have to? Pure racism, nothing else. As for the Lebanese, they will continue to make sure to fire those weapons long after we're gone, but they know better than to piss us off

Just another Israeli provocation in the build up for another war. Israel has not, nor has it ever had, any intention of any "peace process" which includes ending the occupation or illegal settlements. It thinks it can continue to obfuscate, blaming everyone else, while it hopes the world will forget its past deeds. Zionism means continued war until the Green Line is accepted by Israel as its legal border and until it retreats to behind it.

Under the watchful eye of the UN forces between Israel and Lebanon , Hezbollah has rearmed itself to the teeth with sophisticated weapons from Iran and Syria. This is as I said under the watchful eye of the UN. So UN resolution 1701 is a one way street only Mr. Smith ??? If Lebanon can do what they want then the IAF can watch out for what they are doing. This will keep the peace longer whether you agree or not.

a) Lebanon and Israel are at war officially. If Lebanon doesnt want her airspace violated then she should sign a peace treaty with Israel. b) wasnt UN 1701 supposed to stop the re-arming of Hizbullah ? seems like the Israeli bashers forget about these things.

There are international laws to which Israel, like every other country, is responsible. Israel's airspace is its borders.

1-Security or not, Israel's airspace is limited to its Own! 2-The Israeli Air Force has, and Does, target civilians. This was glaringly apparent in both the 2nd Lebanon War, and in Operation Cast Lead.

CH I doubt such intrusions happen with the same regularity as these do. And in any case I do not think that those intrusions are helping the US-Russian relations in any way. The Israeli intrusions are another direct violation of a UN resolution and they are increasing the strain on the relations between the two countries. Your notion that the continued conflict in the middle east can be blamed on an "Arab ME mentality" is so narrow-minded that it is scary. Xenophobic is a word that comes to mind. And that's the nice word.

"Israeli airspace is the whole Middle East if needed for security" wait for the surprise? "Should Iranian cross our borders, they would kill civilians as prime targets according to their terrorist doctrine.It is NOT the case with the Israeli air force" Yeap that is exactly what Israel HAS done in lebanon and DO in Gaza daily...flying over and killing civilians...! I forget to tell you that you do not have borders...this is virtual and will end soon.

"1 Israeli airspace is the whole Middle East if needed for security" Fine, but don't start bitching about your neighbours getting nukes. "2 Should Iranian cross our borders, they would kill civilians as prime targets according to their terrorist doctrine.It is NOT the case with the Israeli air force." Because obviously all Iranians are terrorists... I bet it is genetics or something, right?

spewing forth on the US media would be that they started a war by an unprovoked attack. Of course, if an Iranian air force flight were to stray over a border, the PR spewing forth on the US media would be that Iran was provoking a war.

Are you kidding me. Israel would never needed to overfly Lebanease territory if it were not for terrorists who have hijacked their goverment and constantly threten the Nothern towns in Israel with Katushas and other long range missiles. Israel does not routinely overfly over Egypt, Jordan, Syria. Why do you think that is? Your argument is silly!!!!

"No Trumpeldor, Israeli airspace is only over the land where it has sovereignty. Military overflights over another nation are illegal in international and aviation law. They are effectively a declaration of war." Honestly,do you really think that Israel and Lebanon are not in state of war since 1948? israeli overflights over Lebanon isnt ilegal and a declaration of war under international law becuse botrh countries already are in a formal state of war, so those laws arent applied to the situation. About the UN SC resolutions, they wewre meant to stop any provocative action by both sides, but concidering the legal status of the situation, NO sanctions can be applied, not to Israel and not even to Lebanon. hezbollah arming to the teeth is a violation of a UN resolution? Yes. It means that Lebanon can suffer any sanction? No, but those applied unillateraly by other countries, no sanctions approved in an internation organism.

it only applies to others, israel is immune. The United nations should apply sanctions agaist rogue states as they do against Iran. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

If Lebanon would have abided by Reso 1701 and not filled southern Lebanon with arms then the overflights would not have been necessary.

overhead flights create such a noise and are not legal. Israel would not tolerate of it own air space. high altitude drones can glean better results and be too far overhead to violate any air space.

Chris, Hisbolllah has some man portable air defense rockets but it does not have sam batteries. I read that absurd report in Haaretz a few months back and it had me rolling on the floor laughing. A V-75 (SAM-2) battery is a large number of vehicles, rockets radars and men and it is quite impossible to smuggle one anywhere and set it up without it being noticed long before it is capable of action.

Did U.S. military chief, Mullen, make a comment on Israel's disrespect for the sovereignty of Lebanon's airspace, and intimidation of Lebanese people caused by Israel's warplane overflights of Lebanon?

I doubt that Lebanon even fired at the jets. They are militarily impotent.

israeli planes will eventually be shot down over lebanon. these insolent flights will end in a humiliating way to israel, do not say then you did not see the writing on the wal.

Painted SAM sites.What for, since they are mobile. Anyhows, we both know that firing these surface to air missiles is complicated.They might shoot down an airliner by mistake. Many do wonder about an airliner that exploded then did not then flew into a storm then it was pilot error.The point my dear general is that the airliner did explode and was filmed.Take a break from your computer and find a better companion. Buy a cat.

Israel will do whatever it needs to do, for security, proteciton, advanced preparations. It is surrounded by hostility and is a nation of jew who have been persecuted without mercy in Christian and Muslim lands. UN resolutions are worthless and useless. Look at Hizballah, it is still proud and strong and resupplied south of the Litani. Therefore Israel has a moral obligation to disregard the nonsense streaming out of the UN and it will do whatever it needs to do to protect its population, because the rest of the world would hang us out to dry, as history has demonstrated time and time and time and time again.

Hello! Isn't Hezbollah part of the Lebanese government?

"This is a good way to make friends with your neighbours. Nothing shows a nation`s interest in peace like a squadron of attack planes. I can`t imagine how happy and safe the Israeli population would feel if it saw some Iranian war-planes criss-crossing the horizons every now and then." Before imagining YOUR nonsense, imagine this: Hezbollah attacked Israel. A war ensued. Ceasefire terms were reached. Hezbollah didn't abide by the terms of the ceasefire. Now, imagine that there would be no Israeli war planes over Lebanon had Hezbollah complied.

Yet again the bullies of the Middle East (Syria, Iran and others) are rattling their swords at the smallest state (Israel). When will these countries start looking after their populations instead of pursuing warmongering.

"Good news! Israels airspace is limited by its borders." But its right to surveillance is granted by Hezbollah's breach of the ceasefire accords.

yet particularly now they have solid fuel missiles based on loaders in Lebanon. Perhaps their equation is that Israel is overflying so they get painted with SAMS radar and they can see where the radar sites are and map them. Either way Hezbollah must be pretty relaxed with these overflights

Not sure where Israel gets off with its continued disrespect for International Law and the Geneva Conventions - hopefully the pursuance of the Goldstone report to the ICC will change its perspective.

' Israeli airspace is the whole Middle East if needed for security' No Trumpeldor, Israeli airspace is only over the land where it has sovereignty. Military overflights over another nation are illegal in international and aviation law. They are effectively a declaration of war. The problem with Israel is that it thinks it can just make or break the rules as it goes along, that it is a law unto itself. Trouble is, the other 191 countries follow the rules and Israel as usual acts like a rogue nation. It can have no excuse or whines if the UN passes another resolution condemning the overflights (and why not international sanctions?) or some of the precious F-15s get shot down. Being Israel, that would of course respectively be the excuse for another furious lashing out at the world or another punitive Cast Lead aimed at Arab civilians. Never in the history of mankind has the word 'security' been used for such a variety of excuses, illegal actions and illicit gain.

What a stupid bla-bla. Israeli needs the whole Middle East for its security? You mean they can cross the borders of neigbouring countries for safeguarding the illegal settlements in the West Bank? What Israelis do, in both cases is unlegitimte in international law. But wait a minute; Israel is probably above the law! Why? You are our spoiled kids since WW2, that's why.

for reconaissance. So do NATO and US planes do enter Russian space.Yet, there is peace between them.There are normal trade,sports and cultural exchanges without treats of sestroying each other. Why can't the Arab copuntries like Lebanon accept realities.Taking picrures fo Hezbollah moving weapons in contraversion to UN 1701. It has to do with Arab ME mantality of perpetual hostility. and constantly seeking new allies for next conflict. In this case Iran dictates to Lebanon to maintein hostility. Iran claims to be the strongest power in ME and the 15th Nuclear State. To prove this mirage Iran will fight Israel to the last Lebanese and last Palestininas.Very convenient for Iran

You should defintly be one of these extrem fanatics to consider that you have rights that no one has. Please, stay in your borders, build as much walls as you can and keep the middle east in peace. A way to be safe, you and your children

Not for long mate. Every incident of this nature converst a few thousand lebanese opponents of Hizbullah to supporters as no one likes to see their country humiliated. The Lebanese army can do its best but everyone knows that they don't have anti aircraft defences against modern airplanes, because the US and the west won't sell them any. Hizballah may acquire sych defences/have acquired them and sooner or later the Israeli airforce will only be able to promenade above the mediterranean.Keep flying over Lebanon whilst you can , if that makes you more secure, god knows how, and the day when you won't be able to gets closer

An avowed purpose of Hezbollah (an Iranian proxy) which essentially dominates Lebanon, is to destroy Israel. Israel has no interest in destroying or taking anything from Lebanon. As a result, its overflights are defensive intelligence gathering. Understand the difference!

'1 Israeli airspace is the whole Middle East if needed for security' Your fantasy world may be like that, but things are different in the real world '2 Should Iranian cross our borders, they would kill civilians as prime targets according to their terrorist doctrine.It is NOT the case with the Israeli air force .' Tell us again the number of civilians killed by Israel in its last 2 major operations.

Israel has the fortune of being able to do this with impunity therefore it will continue to do so until everyone of its neighbours will have the S300 system or better. My gripe is with the supersonic flights over Gaza. as for post #2 i agree also, it has US and Israel satelites to use yet still chooses to wind its neighbours up. What, exactly does that say about living peacefully with its neighbours?

1 Israeli airspace is the whole Middle East if needed for security 2 Should Iranian cross our borders, they would kill civilians as prime targets according to their terrorist doctrine.It is NOT the case with the Israeli air force .

The lebanese soldiers fired most probably with their klashenkov rifles.Still though, it shows the desire of the Lebanese to stand firm against IAF airspace violations of their country.Bravo soldiers!

This is a good way to make friends with your neighbours. Nothing shows a nation's interest in peace like a squadron of attack planes. I can't imagine how happy and safe the Israeli population would feel if it saw some Iranian war-planes criss-crossing the horizons every now and then.

Israels airspace is limited by its borders.