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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli reconnaissance plane circles over Riyak, Baalbek and Hermel

Date of incident: 
March 13, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - An Israeli reconnaissance plane breached the Lebanese airspace at 9:30 p.m. Friday over the town of Alma el-Shaeb in the South, circled over the areas of Riyak, Baalbek and Hermel, and then left at 1:50 p.m. on Saturday from above the Southern town of Kfarkila, a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41675/Enemy-reconnaissance-plane-circ...

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.