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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli warplane flies over Alma El Shaab

Date of incident: 
August 30, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - "An Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated the Lebanese airspace at 21:50 over Alma El Shaab, circled over various Southern regions, and then left at 23:10 flying over Naqoura," an Army Command-Orientation Directorate statement indicated on Wednesday.

Primary category: 
Air Space Violation
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.