resolution calling for the Israelis to leave Lebanon. The United Nations said Hezbollah's attacks against the tank were in clear violation of a U.N. Israel retaliated immediately by shelling two villages and suspected Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Saturday. The attack happened in a disputed area called Shebaa Farms, a triangle of land at the foot of the Golan Heights that is bordered by Israel, Lebanon and Syria. The strikes were in line with an Israeli threat to retaliate against Lebanon and Syria for what it said was a Hezbollah guerrilla attack on an Israeli battle tank on Saturday.

Unconfirmed reports claim two or three Syrians were killed in the attacks. Peres, a Nobel Peace laureate for his role in working out Israel's first accord with the Palestinians in 1993 and another Labor party member Transportation Minister Ephraim Sneh voted against the raid. The cabinet voted 11 to two in favour of the airstrikes. The strikes followed a special security cabinet meeting chaired by Sharon. He warned against any further Israeli decisions to widen the 'circle of tension' in the area, calling on the international community to move quickly in order to contain such tension before it takes on dangerous dimensions.Īccording to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces, its airplanes attacked a Syrian military radar monitoring station in Daher el-Bayader, north of the Beirut-Damascus highway. In the first official Lebanese reaction to the strikes, Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri said Israel's military action was 'a dangerous attack on both Syria and Lebanon.' and reserves its right to defend itself against any aggression.' 'Syria considers the aggression as a challenge to the will of the Arab nation. Since the attack, Syrian soldiers in Lebanon have been put on a state of high alert and there have been troop movements in the country.Ī Syrian government spokesman said: 'This (aggression) constitutes a dangerous escalation that would destabilize security and stability in the region. policy on Iraqīefore leaving for Israel Khatib told the Reuters news agency: 'We deplore the unnecessary escalation that has aggravated the situation in the region.' Share your thoughts on current events in Lebanon

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