Israeli Vessels Enter Lebanese Waters To Enforce Blockade
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July 13, 2006
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Israel's naval ships have entered Lebanon's territorial waters to enforce a blockade on the Levantine state, Thursday.
"Since this morning Israeli naval vessels have enforced a full naval closure on Lebanon, because Lebanon's ports are
used to transfer both terrorists and weapons to the terror organizations operating in Lebanon," a spokesman for Israeli
Army said.
The spokeman did not comment on whether Israel had also blockaded Lebanon's airspace. However Israeli aircraft attacked
Beirut's Rafik al-Hariri International Airport, Thursday morning, which damaged the main runway and forced incoming
flights to divert to Cyprus. Israel's Army Radio said that other airports might also be targeted in order to restrict
access to Lebanon.
"We will take all necessary measures to bring an end to the rogue behavior of a state that does not assume
responsibility and put an end to the activities of a major partner in their own government," said Israeli Cabinet
Minister Isaac Herzog to Reuters.
The government in Beirut has said it accepts no responsibility for the abduction of Israeli soldiers, which injured six
Israeli civilians during an attack by Hezbollah. 27 civilians have been killed so far in Israeli raids on Lebanon.
Sources
"Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon". Al-Jazeera, 13 July 2006
Nadim Ladki "Israeli reprisals bash Lebanon". Reuters, 13 May 2006
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