Lebanon army opens fire on Israeli drone

Lebanese anti-aircraft guns open fire on an Israeli drone that violated Lebanese airspace over the south of the country.

“A surveillance drone of the Israeli enemy” flew over “the area of Bint Jbeil at medium altitude” in the morning, the Lebanese military said in a statement on Saturday.

“Army anti-aircraft batteries opened fire on the drone, forcing it to gain altitude before leaving Lebanese airspace,” AFP quoted the statement as saying.

The Lebanese military reports, almost on a daily basis, airspace violations by Israeli aircraft, but does not normally open fire on them.

The UN considers Israeli violation of Lebanese airspace to be a violation of Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the Israeli offensive on Lebanon in 2006.