Israeli Jets Fire On German Ship

Breaking News:

Two Israeli warplanes and a German navy vessel have clashed off the Lebanese coast, the Defence Ministry in Berlin says.

German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel earlier quoted a junior German defence minister as telling a parliamentary committee that two Israeli F-16 fighters flew low over the German ship and fired two shots.

UPDATE: An Israeli military spokeswoman says, "There was no such incident."

The Israeli military spokeswoman said the German statements appeared to refer to an incident that took place on Tuesday.

Jets were scrambled when a helicopter took off from a German aircraft carrier close to Israeli waters without identifying itself. The pilots of the planes realized the mistake, did not engage the helicopter and returned home, the spokeswoman said.

Israel's Channel Two television said that, in a separate incident off the Lebanese coast, Israeli warplanes deployed chaff and this may have been detected by the German navy.

Hmmn, so who you gonna believe? Credibility is a bitch, man…