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Conflict Incident Report

Two warplanes circle over various Lebanese regions

Date of incident: 
January 31, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

Two Israeli warplanes breached the national airspace at 10:40 a.m. over the town of Kfarkila in the South, circled over various regions of Lebanon, and then left at 13:00hrs flying over sea, west of al-Naqoura," a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated on Sunday.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/56039/Two-enemy-warplanes-circle-over...

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.