23/10/2006 Israeli warplanes Monday carried out their "most intensive overflights" of Lebanon since the end of the Jewish state's war against the country, despite a French warning to halt such missions. Two warplanes twice flew low over Beirut, with four planes carrying out similar mock raid over southern Lebanon, causing a sonic boom over the port city of Tyre. A Lebanese police source said that these are the most intensive overflights since August 14 and it looks like defiance of 1701 and of French appeals. The territorial violations came shortly after France, which currently leads the UN force in south Lebanon, said it might open fire on the intruding aircraft. Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz vowed Sunday that the flights would continue because of alleged arms smuggling to Hezbollah. The flights have been increasingly criticized by the international community, with France warning on Friday against the violations. "These violations are extremely dangerous because they may be felt as hostile by forces of the coalition that could be brought to retaliate in case of self-defense," French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said. Save this Article Email this Article Print this Article//en.yabiladi.com/topics/israel-warplanes-altitude-over-beirut-44-1451144-1451144.html#msg-1451144 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:17:59 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15