Israeli military build up in Shebaa farms
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/10/2002

While the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud had stressed that the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab peace initiative states will be held in Beirut, Lebanese security sources announced Israeli moves along the line separating the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms and the occupied Syrian Golan heights.

The sources indicated intensive moves by the Israeli patrols and armored vehicles in al- Abbaseyah, al-Ghajar, al-Wazzani, while Israeli trucks and bulldozers escorted by military vehicles were seen facing Tabreikha and Ramya triangle, adjoining the border line, carrying out fortification operations for one of the positions in Zar'eit settlement.

Meantime, the Israeli warplanes on Thursday and for the fourth running days continued its violations of the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty especially south Lebanon's airspace.

Lebanese security sources said the Israeli planes flew on Thursday over Marjyoun and al-Tuffah district until the western Bekaa.

The sources added the Israeli warplanes flew also over Sidon until the airspace of Tyre.

In a separate track, the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud said the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab peace initiative will be held in Beirut and its date will be fixed later.

In a statement he made on Thursday, Hammoud added the international conference for peace which has been talked about is still an idea and has not crystallized yet.

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