Wednesday, October 25, 2006

UPDATED: DID ISRAEL SHOOT AT GERMAN WARSHIP OFF LEBANON?

Did Israel Shoot at a German Warship? (NYSun)
"The German Defense Ministry is investigating an incident in which two IAF fighter jets allegedly fired shots and dropped flares near a German warship patrolling the Lebanese coast as part of a peacekeeping force," the Jerusalem post reports.

The IDF said that the incident occurred a few days ago, and that it was investigating the reports.
Was it a mistake for Israel to want German troops?

UPDATE: Israel Did Not Fire at German Ship - Efrat Weiss (Ynet News)
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz stated Wednesday that reports that Israel Air Force jets had fired shots at a German ship were completely untrue. The Germany daily Der Tagesspiegel quoted a junior German Defense Ministry official as telling a parliamentary committee that two Israeli F-16 fighters flew low over a German navy vessel off the Lebanese coast and fired two shots.

See also IDF: We Reacted to Unauthorized German Helicopter (Jerusalem Post)
Several days ago a German helicopter took off from a warship off the Lebanese coast in an area where, according to agreements, it had to inform Israel of the flight. Since Germany failed to follow this procedure, the Israel Air Force scrambled its fighter jets towards the area, but the problem was solved without confrontation and without any shots being fired, the IDF reported.

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