BEIRUT, Aug 20 (NNN-NNA) – Two civilian airplanes, one Lebanese and another Turkish, escaped from Israeli missiles, which flew over Lebanon’s airspace, to hit targets in Syria last night, the al-Jadeed TV reported.
Fadi Al Hassan, director general of civil aviation, at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, told the TV channel that, the control towers in Syria and Cyprus, urged the two airplanes to change their trajectories due to the missiles fired by Israel.
The airplanes later managed to land safely at the Beirut airport, the report said.
Israel last night launched missiles, to attack alleged targets for Hezbollah and Iran, in neighbouring Syria, local media reports, said.
The Lebanese army said in a statement that, it will be following up with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), over Israel’s violations of Lebanon’s airspace.– NNN-NNA
