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Lebanese military airport hit
13/07/2006 16:16 - (SA)
Beirut - Israeli warplanes blasted runways at the main army air base in eastern Lebanon near Syria's border on Thursday, police said, an attack that could draw the Lebanese army into Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas.
Jets dropped two bombs on the runway at the Rayak air base in the eastern Bekaa Valley, damaging it, police said. There were no reports of casualties.
Earlier on Thursday, Israeli warplanes struck runways at Beirut airport, the only international facility in the country.
Rayak, 50km east of Beirut and about 7km west of the Syrian border, is home to the country's main military air base and is military headquarters in eastern Lebanon.
Lebanon's army has no operational fixed wing military aircraft and only operates helicopters equipped with machine guns.
The Lebanese army has largely stayed out of the fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. But Israel held Lebanon's government responsible for the guerrillas kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers.
- AP
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