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| Israeli Jets Draw Fire Over Lebanon |
| 2004-02-09 |
| Israeli warplanes flew Sunday over large parts of Lebanon, including the capital, drawing anti-aircraft fire from the Lebanese army and Hezbollah guerrillas, Lebanese security officials said. Two Israeli jets flew over the southern cities of Sidon and Tyre and the market town of Nabatiyeh, the officials said. Two other planes flew over the eastern Bekaa Valley, breaking the sound barrier over the city of Baalbek, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Hi! Remember us?" Witnesses in Nabatiyeh said Hezbollah’s anti-aircraft units fired on the planes. Hezbollah’s Al Manar television station reported the group’s units confronted the jets. There were no reports of any hits. "Got all the triple-A sites mapped, David?" "Yep. All on tape. Those guys still can’t hit anything." "Roger that." The Lebanese army said its anti-aircraft units fired on eight Israeli warplanes that violated Lebanese airspace at midday Sunday. An army statement said the jets flew over areas in north and south Lebanon, including Beirut, breaking the sound barrier over the Bekaa Valley. In Jerusalem, the Israeli army would not comment on its air force’s activity. It said, however, that no debris from anti-aircraft fire fell inside Israel. The triple-A gunners can’t even hit the ground. It was not clear if Hezbollah opened fire on the jets from its positions near the border with Israel. In the past, shrapnel from anti-aircraft fire in Lebanon has fallen on Israeli border communities. Hezbollah routinely fires at Israeli warplanes flying overhead on apparent reconnaissance missions. They haven’t hit anything then either. It was the first time an Israeli warplane has broken the sound barrier over Lebanon since the Jan. 29, prisoners swap between Israel and Hezbollah. Just sending a message. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 I don't suppose the Israeli pilots do barrel rolls just to piss off the anti-aircraft gunnies a little more, do they? |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-9 1:03:37 PM |
| #3 Reminding them of the prisoner swap and declarng more kidnappings. An eye for a JDAM. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-2-9 10:36:56 AM |
| #2 "the group’s units confronted the jets" does this fool realize how stooopid that statement was? how about next time you "confront" the cluster bombs? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-9 9:52:14 AM |
| #1 Probes into enemy territory usually yield some info. A few pics perhaps. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-9 8:44:02 AM |