Israeli Jets Overfly Southern Cities and Towns at Low, Medium Altitudes

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday overflew the southern cities of Sidon and Tyre and the western and central sectors of the South at low altitude, the National News Agency said.

The jets broke the sound barrier over southern towns and villages, NNA added.

Israeli warplanes also staged intensive overflights at medium altitude in the skies of the southern regions of Nabatiyeh and Iqlim al-Tuffah.

An Israeli drone of the Hermes type meanwhile hovered over Israel’s Metulla at low altitude without crossing into Lebanon.

Two Israeli warplanes had overflown Beirut and its suburbs at a very low altitude in a mock raid on Friday, minutes after Hizbullah claimed responsibility for a drone that overflew northern Israel for 40 minutes.

The buzzing of the fighter jets jolted residents, rattled windows and set off some car alarms on Friday.

Israel and Hizbullah are bitter enemies that fought a monthlong war in 2006 that ended in a stalemate. Israel considers the Iranian-backed Hizbullah to be its greatest immediate threat, possessing an estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel.

Earlier this week, Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his group has been manufacturing military drones in Lebanon, and has the technology to turn thousands of missiles in its possession into precision-guided munitions.