September 21, 2006 at 3:59 pm
· Filed under Israel, Lebanon, Wazzani
From ya Libnan:
Officials in Beirut said Siniora has instructed the foreign ministry to submit a protest to the United Nations (UN) Security Council over Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace along the border and alleged Israel was pumping water from the Wazzani river in the south.
“The Lebanese authorities have informed us about allegations on Israeli pumping of the Wazzani and we are currently investigating,” said Alexander Ivanko, spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).
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September 21, 2006 at 3:56 pm
· Filed under Israel, Lebanon, Wazzani
As predicted, Israel is using the last days of the re-occupation of Lebanon to divert water from Lebanese sources. From Beirut’s Daily Star:
Meanwhile, an Israeli bulldozer carried out digging work on Tuesday before laying water pipes in the Wazzani River in Marjayoun in a bid to funnel water to the town of Ghajar
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August 4, 2006 at 6:07 am
· Filed under Hasbani River, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Wazzani, Wazzani River
The MyLeftWing website has done some good background research on the Wazzani Springs, including this nugget from DEBKAfile, which is written by former (and current?) Israeli intelligence officers:
Perhaps the most important gain from the crisis is Israel’s recovery of control over its main sources of water, the Wazzani springs in the divided Ghajar village.
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