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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli reconnaissance drone circles over Bekaa

Date of incident: 
July 6, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli reconnaissance drone breached the Lebanese airspace at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday over the town of Kfarkila in the South, circled over the areas of Baalbek, Riyak and Hermel, and then left from above the aforementioned town of Kfarkila at 4:16 p.m., a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated.

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.