Israeli aircraft violate Lebanon airspace
Iran Press TV
Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:0AM GMT
Four Israeli aircraft have penetrated Lebanese airspace and flown over several areas of the country.
Two Israeli warplanes crossed into Lebanon’s airspace over the southern village of Rmeish at 10:15 a.m. local time (0715 GMT) on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the Lebanese military.
The warplanes flew over several areas in Lebanon before leaving the airspace at 12:35 p.m. local time (0935 GMT) while flying over the southern border town of Alma al-Shaab.
On Saturday, an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle entered Lebanese airspace over Rmeish at 5:40 p.m. local time (1440 GMT).
The remote-controlled aircraft carried out surveillance flights over several areas in southern Lebanon, including the towns of Zahle and Baalbek, before it left the Lebanese airspace at 6:15 a.m. local time (0315 GMT) on Sunday while flying over the southern border village of Kfar Kila, located about 96 kilometers (59 miles) south of Beirut.
In addition, an Israeli drone crossed into Lebanon’s airspace over Alma al-Shaab at 10:45 p.m. local time (1945 GMT) on Sunday, and conducted surveillance flights over the southern towns of Riyaq and Baalbek.
It left Lebanon’s airspace at 3:50 a.m. local time (0050 GMT) on Sunday while flying over Rmeish.
Israel violates Lebanon’s airspace on an almost daily basis, claiming the flights serve surveillance purposes.
Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, have repeatedly condemned the overflights, saying they are in clear violation of UN Resolution 1701 and Lebanon’s sovereignty.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 brokered a ceasefire in the war of aggression Israel launched on Lebanon in 2006.
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