Israeli Gunboat Crosses into Lebanese Waters near Naqoura
An Israeli gunboat entered the Lebanese waters on Tuesday, triggering the army's forces to take the required defensive measures.
"An Israeli gunboat entered the Lebanese waters between 11:35 and 11:45 this morning near (the southern town of) al-Naqoura,” a communique released by the Amry Command said.
The statement noted that the marine forces “took the necessary defensive procedures.”
“The army's procedures were undertaken in cooperation with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.”
Israel's violations of Lebanese sovereignty are frequent, with warplanes often crossing into the country's airspace, some of which at low altitudes.
President Michel Suleiman had tasked on June 2 Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour with filing an urgent complaint with the U.N. over the Israeli warplanes crossing into Lebanese airspace.
These activities are considered a violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution 1701, which allowed for a ceasefire that ended Israel's war with Hizbullah in 2006.
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