Occupation Israeli jets fire flares over southern Lebanon

Occupation Israeli military aircraft have dropped five flares along the coast of Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre, security officials say.

On Monday, the aircraft fired the flares to illuminate the night sky for reconnaissance purposes, The Daily Star reported, citing unnamed security officials.

Earlier in the day, the Lebanese Army said four Israeli warplanes penetrated the country’s airspace and flew over several areas of the country in blatant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.

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

Lebanon’s government, the Hezbollah resistance movement, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, have repeatedly condemned the overflights, 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, calls 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.