Problem is, it’s not funny.
The commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Claudio Graziano has distributed among his troops a contingency plan in case an Israel Air Force aircraft is shot down over Lebanon, the Lebanese daily al-Akhbar reported Tuesday.
The report came amid fears that Israeli aircraft would be targeted.
According to the Lebanese newspaper, in the event that an Israeli plane is shot down, UNIFIL troops must aim to reach the pilot first, and if the pilot is captured by armed militants, they must rescue him. The plan stipulates, however, that if the pilot is captured by the Lebanese army, nothing is to be done.
A few more stipulations:
- If the “armed militants” threaten the UNIFIL troops, the troops must run away. As fast as they can.
- UNIFIL troops should try to refrain from saluting the “armed militants”
- UNIFIL troops should only attempt a rescue during daylight hours, when the boogeyman is clearly out of play.
