Israeli army rescues civilian boat from Lebanon's waters

The Israeli army announced Thursday that it managed to “rescue and return” an Israeli civilian boat from Lebanon’s territorial waters, without mentioning anything about any coordination with the UNIFIL forces.

“Earlier today, a report was received that two Israeli citizens were on board a watercraft that broke down and drifted towards Lebanese territorial waters. As soon as the report was received, the Navy and Air Force forces were mobilized to the scene,” the Israeli army said.

“After spotting and communicating with the watercraft, the Navy launched a rescue operation and returned the civilian watercraft to the sovereign territorial waters of the State of Israel,” the army added.