BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Tuesday called on Israel to respect Lebanon's borders, with several diplomats warning its mock air raids over Beirut could encourage Syria and others to violate the U.N. resolution that ended Israel's war with Hezbollah.

The resolution, which established the Aug. 11 cease-fire that ended 34 days of fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas, calls on both sides to respect the border.

"We want to see the full implementation" of the resolution, EU spokeswoman Emma Udwin said. "We think that is also very much in Israel's interest."

Israeli warplanes staged mock raids Tuesday over Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and two south Lebanese towns. The planes did not open fire and no bombs were dropped, but the flights were the heaviest show of Israeli air power over Lebanon since the August cease-fire.

There was no formal reaction from the EU, whose members have contributed thousands of soldiers to the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.

France said the flights, which lasted about 30 minutes, violated Lebanese sovereignty and must be stopped.

"We call on Israel to put an end to these overflights and we call on all partners to refrain from any act that could maintain or increase tension," said the French Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei in Paris.

Security Council Resolution 1701 authorized the deployment of the expanded 15,000-strong force of U.N. peacekeepers patrolling southern Lebanon with the Lebanese army to prevent further violence. It also called for Israel's withdrawal, the disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups, and the establishment of control over the south by the Lebanese government.

Several EU diplomats questioned the wisdom of the mock Israeli raids, suggesting they could be counterproductive by encouraging other players in the region to be less cooperative in maintaining the peace.

The diplomats, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue, said that if Israel continued to violate Lebanon's borders, Syria — which has been accused of helping get weapons to Hezbollah — could also follow suit. (AP)