Unusual event on the Rosh Hanikra (Israeli-Lebanese border)

[Lipush]

Hoping for more updates.

 

[Lipush]

Now reported: Clashing between the Lebanese and Israeli Army. Lebanese 'sniper' shot and killed and Israeli soldier near border.

Clashing occured.

Hezbollah's Al-Manar reports Lebanese soldiers killed in Clash.

Residents of Rosh Hanikra ordered to stay home and lock all doors and windows until further notice.

 

[aris2chat]

>> An Israeli soldier was killed by a Lebanese army sniper late Sunday as he drove along the border, the Israeli military said, drawing Israeli threats of retaliation.

The shooting near Rosh Hanikra raised the possibility of renewed fighting in the volatile area, which has remained mostly quiet since a month-long war in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah, the guerrilla group that waged the war seven years ago, did not appear to be involved in Sunday's incident.

Lebanon's National News Agency confirmed the shooting by member of the Lebanese army. It was not clear why the soldiers opened fire. The Lebanese army has opened fire in the past after saying Israeli soldiers had tried to infiltrate. Lebanese security officials did not immediately comment.

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an Israeli army spokesman, said Israel had protested "this outrageous breach of Israel's sovereignty" with U.N. peacekeeping forces and heightened its state of preparedness.

"We will not tolerate aggression against the state of Israel, and maintain the right to exercise self-defense against perpetrators of attacks against Israel and its civilians," he said.

Since the 2006 war, the border has experienced only sporadic violence. Israel has responded with airstrikes and artillery fire following a number of rocket attacks and shootings across the border. In the most serious incident, a high-ranking Israeli officer was killed by a Lebanese sniper in 2010 after Israeli forces tried to cut down a tree along the border. Israel responded with artillery fire, killing two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist.

Andrea Tenenti, a spokesman for U.N. forces in southern Lebanon, said the U.N. was informed of a "serious incident" along the border. He said the peacekeeping force UNIFIL was in contact with both the Lebanese and Israeli armies, and that they were cooperating.

"The incident happened on the Israeli side of the blue line," he said, referring to a U.N.-drawn line demarcating the border between the two enemy states. He gave no further details, saying UNIFIL was still investigating.

The 2006 war broke out after Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas crossed into Israel and captured two Israeli soldiers. The ensuing month-long conflict killed about 1,200 Lebanese and 160 Israelis.

Hezbollah, which has an arsenal of tens of thousands of missiles and rockets aimed at Israel, is preoccupied with the war in neighboring Syria, where it is aiding the forces of President Bashar Assad. Israeli officials believe Hezbollah is not interested in opening a new front with Israel at the current time.<<

AP 40 minutes ago

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

Link?

G-d Bless his soul.

'An Exemplary Husband and Family Man' - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

Results of IDF Sniper Attack Investigation

The IDF has announced the results of its investigation of the shooting of Senior NCO Shlomi Cohen.

The Lebanese sniper made a silent approach to about 200-300 meters from the border, and took the shot under cover of darkness and camouflaged by bushes.

Cohen was alone in a standard non-bulletproof vehicle.

Results of IDF Sniper Attack Investigation - Latest News Briefs - Israel National News

 

[Lipush]

HaShem Yikom Damo. Too sad Israel is going to do absolutely nothing about this

 

[Jos]

They managed to shoot two last night

Israeli army shoots two Lebanese soldiers on border

Israeli army shoots two Lebanese soldiers on border - Diplomacy and Defense Israel News | Haaretz

 

[Sally]

They managed to shoot two last night

Israeli army shoots two Lebanese soldiers on border

Israeli army shoots two Lebanese soldiers on border - Diplomacy and Defense Israel News | Haaretz

Who started it, Joey?
Israeli soldier killed by Lebanese soldier along border - Trend.Az

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

HaShem Yikom Damo. Too sad Israel is going to do absolutely nothing about this

Agreed. It's a great excuse to carpet bomb gaza again.

Just shows how bad your geography knowledge is. More and more I get the opinion you are probably in your mid-teens.

 

[Jos]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-aRliNKEqs]Israel lügt im TV !! Israel is deeply,deeply sorry - YouTube[/ame]

 

[P F Tinmore]

Gaza was never carpet bombed. Is it ignorance or something more insidious that causes you to state such falsehoods?

Agreed, carpet bomb is not altogether an accurate statement when it has been proven time and time again the power facilities, hospitals, schools and police stations...not to mention homes and residential areas, were in fact specifically targeted.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks for acknowledging your earlier claim was fraudulent.

Now, to your most recent: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Provide the data that supports your claim.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMZKRKUgM4s]Israel Destroys American International School in Gaza --CNN - YouTube[/ame]

 

[P F Tinmore]

Gaza was never carpet bombed. Is it ignorance or something more insidious that causes you to state such falsehoods?

Agreed, carpet bomb is not altogether an accurate statement when it has been proven time and time again the power facilities, hospitals, schools and police stations...not to mention homes and residential areas, were in fact specifically targeted.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks for acknowledging your earlier claim was fraudulent.

Now, to your most recent: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Provide the data that supports your claim.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_RwHp9qLsw]One of many hospitals was Bombed by Israel in GAZA - YouTube[/ame]

 

[P F Tinmore]

Gaza was never carpet bombed. Is it ignorance or something more insidious that causes you to state such falsehoods?

Agreed, carpet bomb is not altogether an accurate statement when it has been proven time and time again the power facilities, hospitals, schools and police stations...not to mention homes and residential areas, were in fact specifically targeted.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks for acknowledging your earlier claim was fraudulent.

Now, to your most recent: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Provide the data that supports your claim.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuGthEcd1PM]Estimate of 22,0000 Buildings Destroyed In Gaza - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Hollie]

Agreed, carpet bomb is not altogether an accurate statement when it has been proven time and time again the power facilities, hospitals, schools and police stations...not to mention homes and residential areas, were in fact specifically targeted.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks for acknowledging your earlier claim was fraudulent.

Now, to your most recent: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Provide the data that supports your claim.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuGthEcd1PM]Estimate of 22,0000 Buildings Destroyed In Gaza - YouTube[/ame]

Yes, tinny. Lots of your typical cutting and pasting from youtube.

So, the challenge remains fully unanswered: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Note the bolded text, tinny. When your islamist terrorist heroes use areas immediately adjacent to hospitals, schools, homes and residential areas to wage war, those areas are subject to collateral damage.


Once again, tinny, identify for us areas noted above as being specifically targeted.


Do you need it written out again, tinny?

 

[Hollie]

Agreed, carpet bomb is not altogether an accurate statement when it has been proven time and time again the power facilities, hospitals, schools and police stations...not to mention homes and residential areas, were in fact specifically targeted.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks for acknowledging your earlier claim was fraudulent.

Now, to your most recent: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Provide the data that supports your claim.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_RwHp9qLsw]One of many hospitals was Bombed by Israel in GAZA - YouTube[/ame]

Not at all effective as propaganda, tinny.

There's nothing to indicate that any but one of the buildings in the video was a hospital.

 

[aris2chat]

Israel, Lebanon Move to Ease Tensions - ABC News

abc, reuters, yahoo, cnn, bbc, independent, guardian, cbs are all running the wire report

This shooting come just weeks after Hassan Hawlo al-Lakkis was assassinated in Beirut's southern suburbs

Al-Manar TV, the news channel affiliated with the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, said the army has fired at the Israeli patrol because it was heading towards Ras al-Naqoura crossing.
It did not say the vehicle had tried to cross the borders.

Times of Israel reported that Israeli Defense Forces exchanged fire across Lebanon border in Rosh Hanikra or Ras al-Naqoura in Arabic.
According to the Israeli newspaper, there were no reported injuries.
&#8220;The IDF was reportedly searching the area for a terrorist that may have crossed the border, and was treating the shooting as a terror incident,&#8221; the newspaper said.

As of yet I do not know if the border shooting had anything to to with the five army soldiers killed in Sidon at a checkpoint in the Majdelyoun suburb. The gunman there blew himself up with a hand grenade.
The two incidents seem to have taken place minutes apart.

The Israeli was shot 50 meter from the blue line. 1 AM two Lebanese soldiers cross the line and were shot at. One was slightly wounded, according to Lebanese reports minutes later.

 

[Jos]

So, the challenge remains fully unanswered: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Note the bolded text, tinny. When your islamist terrorist heroes use areas immediately adjacent to hospitals, schools, homes and residential areas to wage war, those areas are subject to collateral damage.


Once again, tinny, identify for us areas noted above as being specifically targeted.


Do you need it written out again, tinny?

Israeli-trained Gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to IDF tank shell

Israeli-trained Gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to IDF tank shell Israel News | Haaretz

specifically targeted Enough for you?

 

[Hollie]

So, the challenge remains fully unanswered: why don't you identify an instance of hospitals, schools, ... not to mention homes and residential areas being specifically targeted.

Note the bolded text, tinny. When your islamist terrorist heroes use areas immediately adjacent to hospitals, schools, homes and residential areas to wage war, those areas are subject to collateral damage.


Once again, tinny, identify for us areas noted above as being specifically targeted.


Do you need it written out again, tinny?

Israeli-trained Gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to IDF tank shell

Israeli-trained Gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to IDF tank shell Israel News | Haaretz

specifically targeted Enough for you?

Not even close. Nothing in the article suggests the doctor was specifically targeted.

On the contrary, we see the typical pattern of behavior from Islamic terrorists that defines why civilians are put in the crossfire.

Israeli TV said initial reports indicated that a sniper had fired from either the family's building - which friends quoted by TV said they doubted - or nearby, and the Israeli infantry responded with a tank shell.

 

[Jos]

I didnt say the Dr was Targeted but the

homes and residential areas being specifically targeted

The Tank crew took aim and fired

 

[Hollie]

I didnt say the Dr was Targeted but the

homes and residential areas being specifically targeted

The Tank crew took aim and fired

Islamic terrorists typically wage war from civilian areas. That puts civilians at risk.

But thank you for abandoning your false claim that the doctor was specifically targeted.