The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, claiming
increased violations of Lebanese airspace, protested to Israel's
military.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reported that "in the
course of the past week it has observed a higher number of Israeli air
violations over Lebanese airspace," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said
Tuesday. "The U.N. Interim Force has lodged firm protests with the
Israeli Defense Force on this matter, asking them to cease the
overflights."
Lebanon also lodged a complaint about the overflights with the U.N. Security Council, according to Reuters.
Israel allegedly launched airstrikes at sites in Syria, targeting
long-range missiles sent from Iran for the Lebanon-based terrorist group
Hezbollah.
The protest over airspace violations came the same day as four U.N.
peacekeepers patroling the cease-fire zone between Israel and Syria were
captured by Syrian rebels. The four are members of the Philippines
battalion; at least 20 Filipino peacekeepers were seized by armed rebels
in March.
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/05/08/3126051/un-peacekeepers-protest-israeli-overflights-of-lebanon#When:15:09:00Z
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
U.N. peacekeepers protest Israeli overflights of Lebanon
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