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Conflict Incident Report

Fresh Israeli breach of Lebanese airspace

Date of incident: 
April 17, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated on Friday morning at 8.30 a.m. the Lebanese airspace over the sea west of the town of Naqoura, effectuating u-turn maneuvers over the localities of Baalbeck, Army Command-Guidance Directorate said in a communiqué.
The Israeli plane then left the Lebanese airspace at 14.05 p.m. from above the town of Naqoura, communiqué concluded.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/43094/Fresh-Israeli-breach-of-Lebanes...

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.