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Conflict Incident Report

Israel gunboat breaches territorial waters off Ras Naqoura

Date of incident: 
May 2, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli gunboat violated on at 4.25 a.m. the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras al-Naqoura, to a distance of 185 meters for seven minutes, an Army communiqué indicated.
 

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.