IDF: Border Clash Seen as Isolated Incident

[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon - Deputy Northern Command chief Brig.-Gen. Alon Friedman said Thursday that Hizbullah did not appear like it was ready to attack Israel and that the border incident Wednesday seemed to be an isolated incident. Friedman said that all of the parties involved understood that the Lebanese army had made a mistake opening fire at Israel. Sources in the Prime Minister's Office said that all of the IDF's activity Wednesday took place within Israel's recognized border. "Everything was done in cooperation with the UNIFIL forces," one source said.


2007-02-09 01:00:00

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