Israeli overflights of Lebanese airspace are so common as to often go unreported, with the warplanes often looming overhead and straying into neighboring Syria, occasionally taking a shot at some military target on some pretext.
But a report out of Lebanon suggests that a recent overflight was foiled when the Israeli planes got too close to the Russian-controlled area around Akkar, and Russia scrambled a fighter of its own to chase the Israelis off.
Officials familiar with the situation say Russia warned the planes to stay out of “Russian-controlled airspace” and that the Russian plane blocked the path of the Israeli planes until they turned around and returned to Israeli territory. Neither Israel nor Russia directly commented on the incident, with Russia simply reiterating that a “hotline” has been setup between the nations to prevent accidental clashes.
A big part of Israel’s loud objection to Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War was concern that Israel could no longer launch airstrikes against Syrian territory with impunity. The Netanyahu government has insisted they retain the right to act against Syria as they see fit, but Russia is clearly a limiting factor for them.
Akkar spans the northernmost portion of Lebanon’s border with Syria, and crossing into Syria from there would put the warplanes near Tartus, the site of Russia’s only naval base in the Mediterranean. Clearly, they did not want Israel to be flying sorties over this area.
Go Russia! A lesson for weak and cowardly American "leaders."
And not only that but allows the Zionist to murder/maim/destroy the Palestinians/Syrians et al
And their foolish media.
Sound too good to be true. Any other independent sources?
I don't see or hear Bibi running to big brother crying.
You mean netanyahoo running to its vassal state?
You mean Bibi running to its vassal state?
Be patient–Bibi is working on some new and illuminating drawings 🙂
"A big part of Israel’s loud objection to Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War was concern that Israel could no longer launch airstrikes against Syrian territory with impunity." True but I also think that like the US and UK they are concerned the Russian/Syrian offensive might successfully crush ISIS and leave US/UK/Israel strategy in tatters.
Do not put the full blame on the president but the Israeli controlled American government that allow the war criminal to crap all over him.
Nah,he could have stood tall but shrunk from combat.What a wanky wuss.
Put the blame on our voting majority, namely the educated upper half of society that owns all the wealth, that always elects war-hawk politicians to increase their wealth.
The statement that the American government is controlled by Israel — and/or by Israeli dual nationals, Israeli firsters and the enormous power and influence of the Israeli lobby and its unlimited money resources — is true. Israel and its American agents control American policy in the Mideast, an apodictic proposition but unknown to the American people.
So now, Russia is Israel's enemy. Another monumental blunder on Putin's part. Slowly but surely, he's alienating everybody. Israel will not indefinitely allow Russia to dictate to it.
I see…. but it's OK for Israel to dictate to all of their neighbors, huh?
Netanyahu met with Putin, then came out saying he'd been reassured Israel could continue to act as it had. Putin said nothing in public about Netanyahu's visit.
I suspected then that Netanyahu lied, again, as usual. This shows one of the limits Putin imposed, and shows the Israelis testing it as is their wont..
Oops it looks as if Israel has a problem, an airforce with the capability to call their bluff AND shoot back!