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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli aircraft breached Lebanese airspace

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

In an issued communiqué, the Army Command indicated that "at 10:10 a.m., an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft breached the Lebanese airspace over the town of Kfarkila in the South, circled over the areas of Riyak, Baalbek and Hermel, and then left at 18:55 hrs flying above the town of Alma el-Shaeb."

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.