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Israeli mock raids over S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, May 10 (KUNA) -- Israeli warplanes carried out mock raids across skies over southern parts of Lebanon, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported on Friday.
The Israeli jets maneuvered in intensive flights, at medium altitude, over Marjeyoun, Al-Khiam, Arqoub, Nabatiyeh and Iqlim Al-Tuffah, it added.
Earlier, Israeli MK reconnaissance aircraft flew at low altitude over the southern regions of Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, said in a speech yesterday, "resistance fighters" were ready to liberate the Syrian Golan heights. He also indicated at a declaration by Damascus to supply Hezbollah with "game-changing" weapons.
Israeli warplanes, currently on intensive reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, have recently raided military targets in neighboring Syria. Tel Aviv said the strikes were intended to hinder dispatch of heavy-caliber arms from the Syrian regime to Hezbollah in Lebanon. (end) ah.hs KUNA 101146 May 13NNNN