Enemy Reconnaissance Plane Breaches Lebanese Airspace

TEHRAN – The Lebanese army said that an Israeli reconnaissance drone has breached the country’s airspace in Riyak, Baalbek and Hermel regions.

According to a statement released by the “army”, the Israeli reconnaissance drone penetrated the country’s airspace on Tuesday at 9:00 am, press tv reported.

There were reports that the enemy plane had carried out circular maneuvers over the regions before it left Lebanon’s airspace at 22:15 pm towards the occupied territories while flying over the town of Naqoura in South Lebanon.

“Israel “violates Lebanon’s airspace on an almost daily basis, claiming the flights serve surveillance purposes.

On June 14, the Lebanese military issued a statement that an unmanned aerial vehicle had entered Lebanese airspace over the Southern village of al-Naqoura, situated 91 kilometers (57 miles) South of Beirut, at 8:30 am local time (0530 GMT) and left Lebanon’s airspace at 6:30 pm local time (1530 GMT).

Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, have repeatedly condemned the over flights, 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 of aggression “Israel” launched against Lebanon in 2006, has called on” Israel” to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In 2009, Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations, presenting over 7,000 documents pertaining to Israeli violations of Lebanese territory.

R.S