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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli reconnaissance plane circles over Beirut and the South

Date of incident: 
October 26, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese airspace at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday over the town of al-Naqoura, circled over Beirut and its suburbs and the South region, and then left at 2:55 p.m. from over the town of Kfarkila, a Lebanese Army Command - Orientation Directorate communiqué indicated.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/35432/Enemy-reconnaissance-plane-...

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.