Israeli Bid To Shoot Down Iran’s Flights Behind Lebanon’s Ban? ‘US Said…’ Hezbollah Demands Reversal

Lebanon denied permission for Iranian flights to land in Beirut twice this week after the United States warned Israel might shoot the planes down, a Lebanese security source tells AFP.Israel has on several occasions accused Hezbollah of using the airport in Beirut to bring in weapons and money from Iran. The group — and Lebanese leaders — have denied those allegations.The first incident occurred on Thursday, when Lebanese authorities sent word to Iran that a Beirut-bound flight should not take off. n18oc_world n18oc_crux