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Conflict Incident Report

Israel launches flare bomb over Ras Naqoura

Date of incident: 
July 16, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - The Lebanese Army Command - Guidance Directorate issued on Sunday the following Communiqué: 

"On Saturday, at 02.23 p.m. an Israeli military boat threw a flare bomb over the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras Naqoura. 

Primary category: 
Sea-Border Crossing/Violation
Secondary Category: 
Explosion
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.