Israeli Gunboat Violates Lebanese Waters, Threatens Fishermen
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
An Israeli military vessel violated Lebanon's territorial waters at dawn Monday and threatened a Lebanese fishing boat.
“In a new violation of Lebanese sovereignty and (U.N. Security Council) Resolution 1701, a gunboat belonging to the Israeli enemy violated the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras al-Naqoura at 3:40 am,” the Lebanese army said in a statement.
It added that the vessel crossed 10 meters into Lebanon's waters and threatened the crew of a Lebanese fishing boat.
The army coordinated with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the wake of the incident, the statement said.
On Friday, Israeli troops and armored vehicles combed the border area, carrying out thorough monitoring of the Lebanese side.
And on Thursday, a 20-member Israeli unit advanced towards al-Wazzani river on the southern border, raising alert among Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers.
Israeli troops regularly cross the electronic border fence and sometimes enter Lebanese territory through the U.N.-demarcated Blue Line, which was drawn up following Israel’s withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000 after a 22-year occupation.
The fence runs parallel to the Blue Line.
On January 28, two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others wounded as Hizbullah waged a missile attack on their vehicles that were traveling inside the occupied Shebaa Farms.
Hizbullah said the operation was in response to a deadly Israeli air raid that killed six of its fighters, including prominent members, in Syria's Quneitra.
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02 March 2015, 18:04
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sure sink the boat... wish you could also say the same when syria kidnapps lebanese fishermen.... hezbo double standards i guess....
03 March 2015, 00:11
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it does when syrian ships enter lebanese waters and abduct lebanese fishermen for no reason... isn't it also a violation of lebanese sovereignty? and israel " crossed 10 meters into Lebanon's waters" and hezbos make a fuss of it but never when syria violates lebanese sovereignty...
that is the point and i pity the likes of you who have double standards...
02 March 2015, 16:39
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meanwhile back deep inside Syrian territory, the honorable islamic resistance is fighting anti ISIS rebels in an effort to protect lebanon's sovereignty and independence.
02 March 2015, 17:11
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So now the israelis have shifted from Goat meat to fish? Weynil mouqawameh, yeh yeh yeh yeh.
02 March 2015, 17:36
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How can the Lebanese be certain that it was 10 meters not 40 or 50 either way?
On land we can all see where exactly the border is, but at sea?
How can they see this border at sea? Maybe it was the Lebanese fishing boat that was 10 meters south of the international border?
02 March 2015, 17:48
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Israel wants to steal Lebanons natural resources, the Americans and pro Westerners on this site, are more than happy to give it away to Israel.
Balash no charge.
02 March 2015, 18:02
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LOL hezbis here never complain when syria enter lebanese waters and take lebanese fishermen in custody... but here? yeeeee! what a scandal!
02 March 2015, 19:55
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"In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find..."
02 March 2015, 20:49
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Followers of Ebola and Iran don't forget your new ally the "great Shaytan".....shut your mouth and follow.
02 March 2015, 22:17
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The israelis crossed our territorial waters by 10 meters people , really !!! and some of you want to start a war . Some of you have to get your priorities right .
03 March 2015, 01:06
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oh and BL boy: i agreed with mooowaten to sink that boat but of course you failed to read that... blinded by your hatred...
the difference is that i point to ALL enemies of Lebanon but you don't... and prefer to call me zionist = the easy way out, the way of the weak.
see why you are an antilebanese?
03 March 2015, 01:56
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My Twitter name is @JamesBond..... you can call me James, everybody knows that their Twitter name is their true identity, nobody lies on the internet.
