Reply #138: What news have you been raeding?

[plasticsundance]

madmom2005,

You wrote:

Regardless this news is heartening, given the stuff coming out of the Israeli/Palestinina situation over the last few days, maybe there is hope."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/international/middleeast/27mideast.html

Armed Palestinian factions have traditionally claimed responsibility immediately after suicide bombings. But Islamic Jihad leaders repeatedly denied involvement until Saturday evening, when the group released a video and posted a message on its Web site saying it was behind the bombing at a Tel Aviv night club that killed 4 Israelis and wounded about 50. It was the first such bombing inside Israel in nearly four months.

An Islamic Jihad official, identified only as Abu Tarek, said on the Web site that a one-month pause in attacks was over and would not be extended because Israel had continued to kill and arrest Palestinians.


Will this supposed new found freedom in Lebanon prevent Israeli planes from flying into Lebanon.

http://aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_ID=7341

Israeli jets violated Lebanese airspace on Thursday, drawing retaliatory anti-aircraft fire from the Lebanese army.

Police reported that Israeli planes flew at low altitude over coastal areas around the main southern port cities of Tyre and Sidon, and that Lebanese forces responded with anti-aircraft fire in their direction.

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Meanwhile, Israel Air Force (IAF) chief said that Israeli jets, helicopters and drones will fly over the Gaza Strip after the implementation of the disengagement plan in the summer.

The General said that the operation is a military "umbrella" for the coastal territory, which is similar to the Israel’s policies on the Israel-Lebanon border since Israel pulled out from southern Lebanon in 2000.

"In Lebanon, around 95 percent of our operations were from the air," Shakedi said.