27 Nov 2007: Israel fires on Lebanese fishing boats ner the martime border, in full:
“Lebanese police said Monday the Israeli Coast Guard opened fire on three Lebanese fishing boats close to the two countries’ maritime border. All six crew escaped unhurt in the incident, which occurred when the fishing boats approached to within “a few meters” of the maritime border, the police said.
They said the crews were detained for questioning by a Lebanese patrol boat.
The border was set by the UN in 2000 after Hizbullah drove Israeli forces from most of South Lebanon following a 22-year occupation.
Two weeks ago, Israeli troops shot and wounded two suspected Lebanese drug smugglers as they tried to infiltrate the Israeli-held sector of the divided border village of Ghajar.
Israeli planes frequently intrude into Lebanese airspace, violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which formally ended the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.
The UN has demanded that Israel stop overflying Lebanese territory, but the Jewish state insists the flights will continue until what it says are continuing violations of an arms embargo on Hizbullah cease.
In other developments, Israeli surveillance drones flew above the towns of Tyre and Marjayoun on Sunday.”
