LEBANON

Al-Jazeera: Israeli warplanes attack Lebanon village

Israeli warplanes attacked the outskirts of a south Lebanese village after Hizb Allah fighters fired anti-aircraft rounds at Israeli jets flying overhead


Lebanese police said Israeli fighter-bombers fired three air-to-ground missiles at positions in the Bayyarda hills near the border town of Naqura. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Wednesday's incident.

"Israeli planes attacked the part of Lebanon from which a cannon belonging to Hizb Allah fired shells," an Israeli spokesman said.

"The planes destroyed the cannons," he added.

The Israelis insisted the attack was justified and threatened to respond to all acts of "terrorism" in a similar fashion

"Israelische Jets fliegen über Libanon wobei sie den Luftraum eines souveränen Landes verletzen. Die Hisbollah schiesst darauf mit Kanonen auf die Jets, anschliessend bombardiert Israel die Stellungen im souveränen Staat Libanon und nennt das ganze Terrorismus."