It began with the deployment of a Patriot battery in Haifa, followed by reports of an Israel Air Force air space violation over S. Lebanon, culminating with reports of an IDF attack along the Lebanese/Syrian border during the night.

The Lebanese media is reporting that Israeli fighter planes were seen over southern Lebanon during the night (Tuesday – Wednesday 19 Shevat 5773), stating at least four of them. The planes flew over Ein Nakura for a number of hours, leaving Lebanese airspace at approximately 2:00am.

According to some reports, the violation of Lebanese airspace actually began many hours earlier, at about 4:30pm Tuesday afternoon.

A Western diplomat security added on Wednesday “Israeli forces have attacked a target on the Syrian-Lebanese border overnight.”

The incident comes hours after a warning was heard from Israel Air Force Commander Major-General Amir Eshel, who spoke of the growing threat from Syria’s chemical weapons and the possibility of the IDF having to respond to neutralize that threat.

There is no additional information at this time.

14:14:

According to a Reuters report quoting “A Western diplomatic and security source” the Israel Air Force did indeed launch an attack against an unspecified target on the Lebanon/Syrian border, quoting that source as saying “It was definitely a hit.”

IDF or Israeli government officials have not commented on the reports.

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(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)