Israeli warplanes fly very low over Beirut and suburbs during Nasrallah funeral
Lebanese state media reported Sunday Israeli planes flying at a very low altitude over Beirut, with AFP journalists hearing the rumbling noise while tens of thousands attended Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's funeral near the capital.
"The hostile warplanes flew at low altitude over the skies of Beirut and its suburbs," the National News Agency said.
And as the warplanes returned for a second round of mock raids over the capital, Israel's defense minister Katz said they were sending a "clear message" to anyone threatening Israel.
"Israeli Air Force planes currently flying over Beirut during the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah are sending a clear message: Anyone who threatens to destroy Israel and attacks Israel –- this will be their end," Katz said in a statement.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut in September.
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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