Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 9/28/2000

The Israeli warplanes on Wednesday violated the Lebanese airspace. The Lebanese radio said that the Israeli warplanes violated the sound barrier in the airspace of the western Bekaa up to Sidon's airspace in South Lebanon.

On the other hand, commander of the Lebanese army, Lt. Gen. Michael Suleiman stressed that the liberation of South Lebanon and the Western Bekaa has helped the integration of Lebanese parts, adding that this liberation is not complete without the restoration back of the Shebaa farms and the areas that Lebanon has reservations about on the dividing line of withdrawal.

During his inspection yesterday with the military units deployed in South Lebanon and the Western Bekaa until East Sidon and Jezzine, Suleiman noted that the Israeli enemy is still threatening " our land, security, and stability and that there is no settlement with the enemy only through the establishment of the just and comprehensive peace provides for restoring back our rights, withdrawal from the Golan and the return back of the Palestinian refugees as well as cohesion of peace track with Syria."

He called on the Lebanese army to be always ready to protect the homeland and resist any Israeli aggression.

He stressed that the Lebanese army which was built on giving up sectarianism and only takes into consideration the higher national interests that ensures security and prevents any attempt made to violate stability regardless to sacrifices.

He stressed coordination with the Syrian army and recalled Syria's help given to Lebanon at all levels during its war.

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