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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli drone breaches Bekaa airspace

Date of incident: 
July 13, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

An Israeli reconnaissance plane breached the Lebanese airspace on Monday at 15:10 from above the Southern Lebanese village of Alma Shaab and effectuated U-shaped manoeuvres in the skies of Riyak and Zahleh, and then left at 22:15 towards the occupied zone, a Lebanese Army communiqué said.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/46667/Enemy-drone-breaches-Bekaa-airs...

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.