Israeli drones fly over Lebanon
Two Israeli reconnaissance aircraft have violated Lebanon’s airspace, flying over the southern and eastern parts of the country for several hours.
The first Israeli drone crossed into Lebanese airspace at 07:20 a.m. local time (0420 GMT) on Tuesday and patrolled the skies above the western Bekka, located about 30 km (19 miles) east of the capital Beirut, and southern towns, a Press TV correspondent reported on Wednesday.
The spy plane left the Lebanese airspace after about 16 hours.
The second Israeli drone, on the other hand, entered the county’s territory at 05:05 p.m. local time (0305 GMT) and left the Lebanese airspace on Wednesday morning.
The latest airspace violations came only hours after an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the capital city of Beirut.
Lebanon’s military often reports airspace violations by Israeli aircraft but does not usually open fire on them.
The airspace violations, which are reported on an almost daily basis, contravene the United Nations Security Council’s Resolution 1701, which ended the Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006.
Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, have repeatedly called on Israel to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and stop its air surveillance flights over the country.
