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| Middle East |
| Israeli Jets Raid Guerrilla Positions in South Lebanon |
| 2003-09-03 |
| Israeli warplanes attacked suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, hours after Hezbollah-fired shells in response to Israeli overflights landed in northwestern Israel, Lebanese security officials said. Rantburg Futures rating 80% Israeli warplanes fired at least three air-to-surface missiles on the hills near the village of Bayada on the outskirts of the southern port city of Tyre, the officials, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said. There was no immediate word on casualties. We can only hope. It was the first Israeli air raid since Aug. 10, when shells fired by Hezbollah killed a 16-year-old Israeli and wounded five people, including an infant. That shelling, part of volleys fired by the guerrillas to counter Israeli reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, led to an Israeli air attack against suspected Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, shattering an eight-month lull on the border. Earlier Wednesday, Israeli fighter jets flew over south Lebanon, drawing anti-aircraft fire from militant Hezbollah guerrillas, Lebanese security officials and Hezbollah said. It’s called "trolling for targets". A statement issued by the group in Beirut said its air defense unit fired at "Israeli enemy planes which violated Lebanese sovereignty." They bit. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Hizbullah has yet to even nick an Israeli aircraft. An unequalled record of futility methinks... _____________________borgboy |
| Posted by: borgboy 2003-9-3 4:54:13 PM |