Hizbullah gunners open fire on Israeli warplanes
violating Southern skies
Unexploded shell falls near school in northern Israel
Hizbullah fired anti-aircraft rounds at Israeli warplanes that
soared over Lebanon on Tuesday, with the Israeli Army saying one
unexploded shell landed next to a school in northern Israel, causing
no casualties.
The air defense unit of the Islamic Resistance challenged
Israeli warplanes that violated Lebanese sovereignty over the Bint
Jbeil area, a statement from the resistance group said.
Residents said the jets flew as far north as Tripoli, and Hizbullah
said its fighters later fired more anti-aircraft rounds at other
Israeli jets overflying the country.
For its part, the Lebanese Army said it fired anti-aircraft rounds
at the two Israeli warplanes that violated Lebanons airspace by
flying at a medium-altitude over the market town of Nabatieh and
Jezzine.
Palestinian militants in Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanons largest
Palestinian refugee camp, located on Sidons outskirts, joined
with volleys of automatic fire directed at the jets.
An Israeli military source declined to say whether military aircraft
were in the air over the border when the dud Hizbullah shell landed
near a school in Kiryat Shmona.
At least three shells landed, including a dud near a school,
an army spokesman said.
He said the shells, the first to hit Israel from Lebanon since a
US-led war in Iraq began last month, landed dozens of kilometers
apart.
On March 15, an anti-aircraft shell fired by Hizbullah hit the main
street in Kiryat Shmona without exploding.
The United Nations expressed concern in February over an increase in
flights by Israeli warplanes over Lebanon, warning that they could
escalate into a more serious conflict. With agencies
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