[Iran Press TV Latest] The Lebanese army reports further violation of the country's airspace by Israeli planes amid tensions deepening after Tuesday's deadly border clashes. "Overflights of southern Leb? Why would we do that? There's no threat to Israel there is there?"
On Thursday, an Israeli reconnaissance plane entered the Lebanese airspace over the border village of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon, the army said in statement.
"Boss! Boss! Do plane!"
A similar Israeli aircraft breached Lebanon's airspace in the south on Wednesday, flying over the border area for about two hours. The developments follow clashes that erupted on Tuesday after Israeli troops tried to uproot a number of trees in an area which Beirut considers part of its territory.
... but nobody else does...
Israeli forces targeted a military post in the Lebanese village of Adissyeh with gunfire and rockets, killing three soldiers and a journalist.
... who just happened to have come along to watch the fun...
A senior Israeli officer was also killed in the fire exchange.
[BANG!] "I got one! I got one!"
[BOOM! BOOM! BOOMETY BOOM!]
"Run away! Run away!"
The incident drew serious warnings from Lebanese officials, including President Michel Sleiman, who vowed that his country would "stand up to Israel's violation of UN Resolution 1701 -- whatever the cost."
... which may include all of Beirut this time. It won't just be a war "against Hezbollah." Everybody's signed up now...
Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah
... the Satrap of Leb...
also gave his movement's full support for the army, warning that if Israel invaded the Lebanese military again, his gunnies would not hesitate to act. "The arm that extends itself against the Lebanese army will be cut by the resistance," he said.