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PARIS: The French government on Thursday summoned Israel’s ambassador to France to complain about an incident in Lebanon in which Israeli warplanes dived menacingly on French UN peacekeepers, officials said. The French troops had been within “two seconds” of firing on the aircraft and a “catastrophe” was narrowly avoided, French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Wednesday. Her ministry said the incident occurred October 31 but did not say where exactly.
The French foreign ministry has accused Israel of violating the terms of the UN resolution that brought about an end to hostilities by sending its warplanes over Lebanon. It has also noted that UNIFIL has a robust mandate permitting it to respond to aggressive moves by either Hezbollah or the Israeli military.
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