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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli planes breach Lebanese airspace

Date of incident: 
December 8, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

Army Command Guidance Directorate issued the following communiqué:" On Monday (8/12/2014) at 09:10 a.m., two Israeli drones violated Lebanese airspace, executed circular flight over the south, Beirut and its suburbs, Jbeil and Chekka; and then left consecutively of which the last left at 5:10 p.m. from above Nakoura village.

And ( on the same day) between 6:00 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. Israeli war planes carried out flights over Lebanese regional waters off Ras Al-Nakoura region and tossed thermal balloons."

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/37599/Israeli-planes-breach-Leban...

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.