Israel Air Force F-16 fighter planes from the Chatzor and Ramat David bases and F-15s the Tel Nof base were ordered into the skies on Shabbos morning. According to Lebanese media reports, there was �intense fighter plane activity in the skies in the area�

Many Israelis realized something out of the ordinary was taking place for fighter planes are not generally seen in the air on Shabbos. There were reports of �many planes� in the air but no number was given.

Lebanese media states Israeli fighter planes operated at a low altitude over a number of areas in S. Lebanon.

The IDF Spokesman�s Office reports the planes were scrambled due to a false alarm, apparently the result of a flock of birds passing the area.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)