Conflict Incident Report

Israeli warplane violated Lebanese skies, bombarded positions inside Syria

Date of incident:

July 22, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

A squadron of Israeli warplanes carried out mock raids at around 7:20 pm over the town of al-Yamouneh, flying at low altitudes over the eastern slope of the West Lebanon mountain range, which coincided with explosions resulting from Israeli shelling of sites inside Syrian territories, NNA correspondent in Baalbek reported.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/93519/Enemy-warplanes-conduct-…

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli warplane violated Lebanese skies, bombarded positions inside Syria