It began with the deployment of a Patriot battery in Haifa,�followed by reports of an Israel Air Force air space violation over S. Lebanon, culminating with reports of an IDF attack along the Lebanese/Syrian border during the night.

The Lebanese media is reporting that Israeli fighter planes were seen over southern Lebanon during the night (Tuesday � Wednesday 19 Shevat 5773), stating at least four of them. The planes flew over Ein Nakura for a number of hours, leaving Lebanese airspace at approximately 2:00am.

According to some reports, the violation of Lebanese airspace actually began many hours earlier, at about 4:30pm Tuesday afternoon.

A Western diplomat security added on Wednesday “Israeli forces have attacked a target on the Syrian-Lebanese border overnight.”

The incident comes hours after a warning was heard from Israel Air Force Commander Major-General Amir Eshel,�who spoke of the growing threat from Syria�s chemical weapons and the possibility of the IDF having to respond to neutralize that threat.

There is no additional information at this time.

14:14:

According to a Reuters report quoting �A Western diplomatic and security source� the Israel Air Force did indeed launch an attack against an unspecified target on the Lebanon/Syrian border, quoting that source as saying �It was definitely a hit.�

IDF or Israeli government officials have not commented on the reports.

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(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)