Israeli terror drones pound besieged Gaza Strip
An Israeli Heron TP, also known as the IAI Eitan, drone ([PressTV] file photo)
October 17, 2012
Early on Wednesday, five remote-controlled Israeli assassination drones fired missiles at targets in the northern part of Gaza, injuring two people.
On Sunday, two people were killed and three others injured when Israeli fighter jets struck targets in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military frequently bombs the Gaza Strip, saying the actions are being conducted for defensive purposes. However, disproportionate force is always used, in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured.
Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
The apartheid regime of Israel denies about 1.7 million people in Gaza their basic rights, such as freedom of movement, jobs that pay proper wages, and adequate healthcare and education.
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Israel Did Not React To The Drone – Resistance Girl [video]
108morris108
October 18, 2012
Hezbollah’s defiance grows stronger everyday. What other surprises does it have? And Hezbollah supporters ask where are the Arab Regimes with all their billions of $ of weapons, this is a message of the drone. There are Arabs that are not pawns.
Resistance Girl is at http://twitter.com/Amani_Lebanon
Israeli surveillance drone buzzes over Lebanon
An Israeli Heron TP, also known as the IAI Eitan, unmanned reconnaissance drone ([PressTV] file photo )
October 16, 2012
The unmanned aerial vehicle crossed into Lebanon’s airspace over the southern village of Rmeish at 12:25 p.m. local time (0925 GMT) on Monday, according to a statement issued by the Lebanese military on Tuesday.
The remote-controlled aircraft conducted surveillance flights over Beirut and several areas in southern Lebanon before it left Lebanese airspace at 8:35 p.m. local time (1735 GMT) while flying over the southern village of Kfar Kila, located about 96 kilometers (59 miles) south of Beirut.
Israel violates Lebanon’s airspace on an almost daily basis, claiming the flights serve surveillance purposes.
Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, have repeatedly condemned the overflights, saying they are in clear violation of UN Resolution 1701 and the country’s sovereignty.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brokered a ceasefire in the war of aggression Israel launched against Lebanon in 2006, calls on Israel to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In 2009, Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations, presenting over 7,000 documents pertaining to Israeli violations of Lebanese territory.
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Hezbollah Drone Is A Game-Changer – Lebanese Girl [video]
108morris108
October 14, 2012
Drone Message – If You Are Thinkin of Syria – Think Again
Hezbollah Drone is Resistance Not Audacity
When the Israeli ship was hit in 2006 from the Lebanese Coast, Hassan Nasrallah was saying in a live broadcast for people to look over there at that very moment.
The Drone is a game changer!
From RT:
The IDF shot down a Hezbollah-piloted drone over the northern Negev desert earlier this month after it possibly captured images of secret Israeli military sites. Earlier, Tel Aviv praised the IDF for its rapid response to the security breach.
The drone was launched from Lebanon and crossed into Israeli airspace on October 6, and stayed airborne for three hours before being intercepted, the Sunday Times reported.
Sources in the region claimed that the unmanned aircraft traveled more than 300 kilometers, and transmitted pictures of preparations for Israel’s joint military exercise with the US, the newspaper said. The aircraft also reportedly spotted ballistic missiles, airfields and likely the nuclear reactor in Dimona.
The British newspaper said that the first missile an Israeli F-16 fighter jet shot at the done missed its target. After the incident, Israeli leadership praised the country’s air forces for their “sharp and effective” response to the violation of the country’s airspace.
The drone is the new Iranian Shahed-129, operated by Iranian Revolutionary Guard technicians with the help of the Hezbollah, the report said.
Earlier, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah took credit for the aerial infiltration, saying that the aircraft was designed by Iran and assembled in Lebanon.
He said the drone was deployed in response to what he called Israel’s repeated violations of Lebanese airspace since 2006. He identified the Dimona reactor as the mission’s main target.
“This flight was not our first will not be our last, and we give assurances we can reach any point we want. We have the right to dispatch recon planes over occupied Palestine at any time,” Nasrallah said.
Divide and Conquer Still Works in Lebanon – Lebanese Girl [video]
108morris108
October 8, 2012
A good overview of all the forces at work in Lebanon – the 1975 Civil War was never resolved.
Info on Hezbollah, and what happens in Lebanon cannot be separated from what is happening in Syria.
UN official voices concern as Lebanon faces growing number of Syrian refugees
End the Lie – Independent News
4 September 2012 – The growing number of Syrian refugees is proving to be an increasingly heavy burden on Lebanon, a United Nations senior official said today in his meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister, during which he also expressed concern over the security situation along Lebanon’s border with Syria.
In a press encounter following the meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, also voiced concern over the spate of violence and kidnappings which have raised fears of renewed sectarian conflict in Lebanon.
“I am very conscious of the challenges to law and order that have occurred recently here, particularly the fighting in Tripoli that led to serious loss of life and the kidnappings in Lebanon and previously in Syria,” Mr. Plumbly said.
“In that context, I would like to say that we strongly hope that all those who have been kidnapped will be released without any further delay. It is unacceptable that this situation should continue and people should be held in this way,” Mr. Plumbly continued, adding that he welcomed efforts by Lebanese authorities to address the country’s security challenges.
According to media reports, the last weeks of August witnessed fighting between supporters and opponents of the Syrian Government in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, which killed more than 12 people, while tensions also increased in other parts of the country, such as the northern city of Tripoli.
Turning his attention to the escalating refugee crisis, Mr. Plumbly noted that increased UN assistance was imminent as displaced Syrians continued to flee the violence in their country and cross the border into neighbouring Lebanon.
Syria has been wracked by violence since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began some 18 months ago, with an estimated 18,000 people, mostly civilians, killed and hundreds of thousands others displaced.
“I expect to see a further appeal from the United Nations to donors to assist in caring for the displaced people here in Lebanon because their numbers have increased and the burden is understood,” Mr. Plumbly stated, referring to the swelling number of Syrian civilians seeking refuge in Lebanon.
In a recent news release, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed that it was seeing an increase in the number of Syrian refugees arriving in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, with local charities and authorities reporting about 2,200 people settling in the east over the past week – almost double the recent weekly average. Overall, some 51,000 Syrians have registered or applied to register with UNHCR in Lebanon.
Moreover, in addition to the continuing wave of refugees, cross border incursions and shelling have also contributed to the precarious state of security along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
“We are looking now with more urgency at what we can do to help the security authorities here in Lebanon to control the border as it should be,” he added.
Overall, UNHCR has stated that the total number of Syrians who have registered as refugees or are awaiting registration, as of 2 September, stands at 235,368 – with most of those seeking safety in Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.
Resistance Girl from S Lebanon Explains the Fighting [video]
108morris108
August 26, 2012
The Jabal (33 seconds in) are the Alawites in Tripoli.
The whole Syrian conflict has been started to weaken Hezbollah
Everyone knows there will be another war in Israel
Her Twitter account is: http://twitter.com/Amani_Lebanon
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