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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli gunboat infiltrates into territorial water off Ras Naqoura

Date of incident: 
February 3, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

Three Israeli gunboats violated, at three different intervals between 17:05 and 18:52, the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras Naqoura, and infiltrated some 295 meters into the sea, a communiqué by the Lebanese army indicated on Tuesday.

Violations are a matter of coordination between the Lebanese Armed Forces and the UNIFIL. 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.