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Lebanon says Israel violates its air space, territorial waters

Xinhua, May 15, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Lebanese army said Israeli drone and boat violated Lebanese air space and territorial waters, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday.

"A spy drone belonging to the Israeli enemy violated, at 9:30 p.m. (GMT1830) yesterday (Sunday), the Lebanese airspace off Rmeish, and effectuated circular flights over the south," a communique by the Lebanese army said on Monday.

In another communique on Monday, the army said that "a military boat belonging to the Israeli enemy violated, at 8:20 p.m. (GMT1720) yesterday (Sunday), the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras Naqoura, and infiltrated some 315 meters into the sea where it stayed for five minutes." Endit