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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli infantry patrol brings down Lebanese flag in Shebaa Farms

Date of incident: 
June 10, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli infantry patrol backed by armored vehicles combed Jabal Siddaneh hills during which it brought down the Lebanese flag which the farms' owners and MP Kassem Hashem raised yesterday (Tuesday) on the border barbwire, National News Agency correspondent in Hasbayya said on Wednesday . The field reporter added that explosions and heavy machine guns shots from the northern-eastern side of occupied Shebaa Farms were heard in line with Israeli drone flights in the skies of Jabal El- Sheikh and over Al-Arkoub border villages at Shebaa Farms.

Primary category: 
Land Violation/Land Borders Crossing
Secondary Category: 
Explosion
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Border conflicts (Israeli border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts instigated by Israeli intrusions on Lebanese national territories, airspace, and territorial waters. While there currently is no Israeli military occupation on Lebanese soil, these events are classified as violations of Lebanese sovereignty and are indicative of the continuous tensions between Lebanon and Israel.