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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli gunboat breaches Southern territorial waters

Date of incident: 
April 18, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli gunboat violated the national waters at 8:55 p.m. Saturday, to a distance of 130 meters from the Lebanese southern maritime borderline, and then left at 9:03 p.m. heading back towards the Palestinian occupied territorial waters, a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/43117/Israeli-gunboat-breaches-Southe...

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.