Israeli jets fly over Lebanon
Planes reportedly circle Beirut, fly low near Syrian border
Aaron Kalman is a former writer and breaking news editor for the Times of Israel
Israeli fighter jets on Sunday flew at a low altitude over Lebanon, circling Beirut and the eastern Bekaa Valley, and passing over the town of Baalbek near the Syrian border, Lebanese security officials and the country’s Naharnet news site reported.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman asked Adnan Mansour, the country’s foreign minister, to file a complaint with the UN regarding Israel’s flyovers, the report said.
The flights Sunday were carried out only weeks after Israeli jets reportedly targeted weapons convoys in two airstrikes near Damascus, preventing Iranian-made missiles from reaching the hands of Hezbollah, a Shiite terror group based in southern Lebanon.
In recent months the Israeli Air Force conducted a number of entries into Lebanon’s airspace. During February the planes flew across the country on three consecutive days, and in April jets crossed into Lebanon‘s air space following the downing of a UAV off Israel’s northern coast.
