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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli aircraft violates Lebanese airspace

Date of incident: 
April 27, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese airspace on evening at 21:20 above South Lebanon's Alma Shaab, a Lebanese Army communiqué said, adding that the drone left towards the occupied zone at 12:35 after midnight. 

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.