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Conflict Incident Report

Army reports Israeli aerial breach

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

At 8:10, an Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese airspace over Naqoura and circled above Beirut and its suburbs, Riaq and Baalbek, and then left at 16:55 from above Kfarkila.

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.