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Conflict Incident Report

Army: Israeli war boat violates territorial waters

Date of incident: 
May 6, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

A war boat belonging to Israel violated, at 4:35 pm today, the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras Naqoura, and infiltrated for 10 minutes some 277 meters into the sea, a communiqué by the Lebanese army indicated on Friday. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/61104/Army-Enemy-war-boat-violates-te...

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.