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Army: Israeli gunboat breaches territorial waters for two minutes
Date of incident:
April 5, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
An Israeli gunboat breached the national territorial waters for 2 minutes at 6:48 a.m. Sunday, to a distance of 400 meters - 2km off the Lebanese coastline, a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated Sunday.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/42590/Army-Enemy-gunboat-breaches-ter...
Primary category:
Sea-Border Crossing/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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.