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Conflict Incident Report

LAF discovers Israeli spy device inside liberated Lebanese territories

Date of incident: 
September 8, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

NNA - The Lebanese Armed Forces Orientation Directorate issued on Saturday the following statement:
"On 8/9/2016, an army task force discovered a spy device that belongs to the Israeli inside liberated Lebanese lands near the region of occupied Shebaa Farms. An army patrol headed to the location and found that the Israeli army has already removed the device and moved it inside occupied lands.This breach is being followed up by the UNIFIL."

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Military/Security Forces Deployment
Secondary Category: 
Land Violation/Land Borders Crossing
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.