Report: Russia Blocks Israeli Jets Over Lebanon
Source: Ynetnews
Lebanese newspaper claims Israeli jets turn back after confrontation with Russian aircraft over northern Lebanon.
Roi Kais
Published: 10.17.15, 21:22 / Israel News
Russian forces warned Israel over IAF flights in Russian controlled airspace near the Syrian–Lebanese border area after Israeli jets were detected nearby, according to a report Friday in the Lebanese media outlet As Safir.
The report comes a mere day after Russia announced that it had established a "hotline" with Israel in order to coordinate aerial activity over Lebanon and Syria.
As Safir quoted Lebanese diplomatic officials who were "in the know," as saying that the warning was issued after Russian radar identified Israeli aircraft approaching Russian-controlled airspace two weeks ago.
"Russian aircraft immediately blocked the Israeli jets' path while they flew above the Akkar region in northern Lebanon. The Russians immediately sent a clear warning to the Israelis that entering Syrian airspace would be a pretext for opening fire," the source said.
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uawchild
(2,208 posts)"Ynetnews is Israel's most comprehensive, authoritative daily source for 24/7 breaking news & current events from Israel and Jewish content online."
Thanks for posting this, I enjoy reading and posting news articles from international sites to get the perspective from different nations outside the usual US/UK opinion machine. I will add this one to my list of news channels to check regularly.
As to the article itself... rut roh.
A secondhand report is still a secondhand report, and gains no additional authority from the source doing the reporting.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)One Hopes!
daleo
(21,317 posts)
leftyladyfrommo
(18,866 posts)over there.
Chemisse
(30,804 posts)It's getting very interesting. And somewhat alarming.
Cayenne
(480 posts)Truth is we partnered with al Queda to get rid of Assad no matter the cost to the country. Putin said he was providing Assad air support and that is what he is doing. He never said he was helping the coalition to effect 'regime change'.
Chemisse
(30,804 posts)Russia said it was going to target ISIS, but is bombing all groups opposed to Assad.
roamer65
(36,744 posts)
McKim
(2,412 posts)This flying low over Beirut and Lebanon has been going on for years, sometimes they bomb the electric plant too. People in Beirut are sick of it.
cpwm17
(3,829 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)cpwm17
(3,829 posts)but it's hard to beat Israel when it comes to trouble making, pound-for-pound.
Cosmic Dancer
(70 posts)Why is it we can't criticize Israel on DU. We can criticize republicans all we want on DU but when you criticize the right wing aggression of Israel the DU "Jury" silences you.
I think the DU "Jury" should be silenced so we can express our opinions.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)when offering such criticisms.
Cosmic Dancer
(70 posts)
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)But the criticism is backed by facts.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)do something about this?
coyote
(1,561 posts)
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)'famous little bombs' blowing up the troop trucks? ground troops suffer the worse in those places, its not safe on the ground.
I'm sure all the Russian Families of those ' ground troops' worry how their sons are, if they are alive or dead or injured. Not sure if they care at all for their sons to die for Assad.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)I have heard nothing like that.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)that's against the law in parts of Syria wonder how Putins stormtroopers get their daily dose to keep away the DTs?
