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Conflict Incident Report

Army: Israeli plane breaches national skies

Date of incident: 
May 26, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese airspace at 11:55 a.m. on Thursday, a Lebanese Army Communiqué said on Friday, adding that the drone effectuated circular flights in the skies of Iqlim Kharoub and South Lebanon, to later leave the Lebanese airspace at 10:25 p.m. from above Rmeish village.

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.