11/01/2010 South Lebanon was once again the center of attraction on Monday as President Michel Sleiman started an inspection tour in it, shortly after Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on four Israeli warplanes which were flying at low altitude over Marjayoun.
 
"The army's anti-aircraft guns fired at four enemy Israeli planes that had been overflying the southern area of Marjayoun this morning," an army spokesman told AFP.
 
Meanwhile, Sleiman, accompanied by Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji, visited the Spanish contingent in Marjayoun.
 
The president, afterwards, held a meeting with the command of the eastern sector to discuss the situations in the border areas and the issue of the Ghajar village.
 
While he declined to give any statement to the press during the visit which lasted for around one hour and was accompanied by tight security measures taken by the Lebanese troops and UNIFIL peacekeepers along the roads and the surroundings of the Spanish base, Sleiman praised the role of the UNIFIL forces in helping the army to maintaining calm in the south.
 
He also congratulated army soldier for the efforts they spare to safeguard Lebanon's sovereignty and protect its land. He called on them to remain alert and cautious given the enemy's schemes and intentions, emphasizing the army's role in confronting any aggression against Lebanon.
 
The Lebanese President stressed that Lebanon has, through its army, people and Resistance the right to defend the land against the Israeli threat.