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Israeli spy planes fly over Beirut

The Israeli military has once again breached Lebanon’s sovereignty by sending reconnaissance aircraft into the Lebanese airspace for surveillance.

A statement released by the Lebanese Army said on Friday that two Israeli spy drones had entered Lebanon’s territory over the southern border town of Naqoura on Thursday and flew over nearly most areas in the south and the capital Beirut, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The remote-controlled planes left the Lebanese airspace after four hours.

Also on Thursday, 14 Israeli war planes crossed into the Lebanese airspace over the southern border town of Alma al-Shaab.

Lebanon’s military often reports airspace violations by Israeli aircraft but does not usually open fire on them. The Israeli military says the flights serve surveillance purposes.

The airspace violations, which are reported on an almost daily basis, contravene United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 33-Day Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006.

The Lebanese government has submitted documentation to the UN proving that Israel has breached the provisions of the resolution on more than 7,000 occasions by violating Lebanon’s airspace, territorial waters, and border.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has also submitted an official complaint to the United Nations Security Council over Israeli espionage activities inside Lebanon.

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