Israeli's daily violations of the ceasefire agreement threaten to re-ignite this conflict.
Its only a matter of time until someone shoots down an Israeli warplane in Lebanon.
A good chance it won't be Hezbollah...
Its only a matter of time until someone shoots down an Israeli warplane in Lebanon.
...A UNIFIL statement issued Monday said that the peacekeepers had submitted their report and findings on the incident to both parties.
"Both parties agreed with UNIFIL's recommendation to work on improving their liaison and coordination with UNIFIL in order to avoid similar situations or further escalation," the statement said.
The joint meeting also discussed the situation in the northern part of Ghajar, it added.
"UNIFIL shared, with both parties, the view of expediting the withdrawal of the Israeli Army from this area toward the south of the Blue Line in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1701," the statement said.
During the meeting, the Lebanese representatives once more presented UNIFIL with reports of the daily violations of 1701 by Israeli forces.
Israeli surveillance drones violated Lebanese airspace on Monday morning, even as the meeting was being held, flying over the South and the Bekaa Valley, army reports said...
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=79475
A good chance it won't be Hezbollah...
France authorizes troops to fire at Israeli jets over south Lebanon
Jerusalem - French soldiers serving with the United Nations force in south Lebanon, who feel threatened by Israel Air Force (IAF) overflights, are permitted to shoot at Israeli aircraft, the Jerusalem Post daily reported Thursday, quoting 'a high-ranking French military officer.'
The French decision was conveyed several days after an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) general met French officials in Paris to explain why the IAF conducted the overflights in south Lebanon, in violation of a UN-brokered ceasefire which ended the fighting in the summer between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.
The overflights over French positions have raised French hackles. On October 31, an IAF mock bombing run almost prompted the troops to launch anti-aircraft missiles.
Major-General Ido Nehushtan told his French counterparts in Paris that Israel was conducting the flights to collect intelligence on Hezbollah, which Israel has accused of also violating the UN ceasefire.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1225547.php