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France authorizes troops to fire at Israeli jets over south Lebanon
Nov 23, 2006, 16:14 GMT
Jerusalem - French soldiers serving with the United Nations force in south Lebanon, who feel threatened by Israel Air Force (IAF) overflights, are permitted to shoot at Israeli aircraft, the Jerusalem Post daily reported Thursday, quoting 'a high-ranking French military officer.'
The French decision was conveyed several days after an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) general met French officials in Paris to explain why the IAF conducted the overflights in south Lebanon, in violation of a UN-brokered ceasefire which ended the fighting in the summer between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.
The overflights over French positions have raised French hackles. On October 31, an IAF mock bombing run almost prompted the troops to launch anti-aircraft missiles.
Major-General Ido Nehushtan told his French counterparts in Paris that Israel was conducting the flights to collect intelligence on Hezbollah, which Israel has accused of also violating the UN ceasefire.
© 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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the french government has no buseness to dictate to the isaelis what to do in that area of lebanon since israelis are fighting for their existence for the past fifty years.
je dois vous avertir que vous feriez une grave erreur en essayant de montrer vos muscles dans une regions ou vous avez vous meme commis des erreurs grandioses, vous devenez beacoup plus arab que les arabs, restez neutre cvous apportera une meilleur recompence...
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LRRP U.S.ARMYNov 24th, 2006 - 21:47:12
Frence cowards i would not do that if i were you....Every single dead american killed in france in ww2 should be brought HOME AT ONCE...
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