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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli planes breach national skies

Date of incident: 
December 22, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

An Israeli reconnaissance plane breached the Lebanese airspace at 18:20 on evening above the Southern Lebanese village of Rmeish, a Lebanese Army communiqué said, adding that the Israeli drone left at 23:30 towards the occupied zone.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.