French troops prepare guns against IAF jets
French troops prepare guns against IAF jets
UNIFIL spokesman says UN anti-aircraft batteries have taken 'preparatory steps' to respond to Israeli aircraft violating Lebanese airspace, despite global criticism of such incursions
AFP
Published: 11.17.06, 18:44French UN anti-aircraft batteries have taken "preparatory steps" to respond to Israeli jets violating Lebanese airspace, despite global criticism of such incursions.
"The anti-aircraft unit of the (French) battalion took initial preparatory steps to respond to these actions," Milos Strugar, spokesman for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) told AFP on Friday.
He said "UNIFIL observed and reported 14 Israeli air violations this morning, on November 17, 2006, and 11 of these violations occurred in the area of operation of the French battalion with UNIFIL."
UNIFIL Force Commander General Alain Pellegrini "strongly protested to the Israeli authorities and asked them to cease these actions which are unacceptable and in violation of Resolution 1701," the spokesman said.
Strugar said the French battalion took action to respond "in accordance with UNIFIL rules of engagements and UN Security Council Resolution 1701."
"They stipulate that in implementing their mandate, all UNIFIL troops may exercise the inherent right of self-defense and take all necessary action to protect UN personnel, facilities, installations and equipment," he said.
I warned that Olmert's stupid end to the war was going to bring Israel to this point.
Mark my words in the next couple of months their will be shots fired between Israel and UNFIL resulting in the loss of life and world pressure on Israel.
