Lebanese officials have complained that two Israeli UAS have penetrated Lebanese airspace and flown over the southern part of the country in violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
An Israeli unmanned aircraft crossed into Lebanese airspace over the village of al-Naqoura, located 91 kilometres (57 miles) south of the capital Beirut at 7:35 a.m. local time (04.35 GMT) on Monday and conducted several flights above southern Lebanon, according to a statement released by the Lebanese military. It left Lebanese airspace at 6:50 p.m. local time (15.50 GMT) while flying over the southern sector of the country.
Another Israeli UAS entered Lebanese airspace at 9:15 p.m. local time (18.15 GMT) and carried out covert surveillance of several areas in southern Lebanon. The aircraft flew over al-Naqoura village at 11:50 p.m. local time (2050 GMT) and left.
Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, have repeatedly condemned the over-flights which happen an almost daily basis, saying they are in clear violation of UN Resolution 1701 and the country’s sovereignty.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brokered a ceasefire in the war Israel launched against Lebanon in 2006, calls on Tel Aviv to respect Beirut’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In 2009, Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations presenting over 7,000 documents pertaining to Israeli violation of Lebanese territory.
Source: Press TV