Three Israeli reconnaissance planes have penetrated Lebanese airspace and flown over parts of the country in flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
An unmanned Israeli aircraft crossed into Lebanese airspace at 4:45 a.m. local time (0145 GMT) on Monday and conducted several unwarranted flights above the al-Fakiha area in Baalbek, located 86 km (53 miles) northeast of the capital Beirut, according to a statement released by the Lebanese military.
The spy aircraft left Lebanese airspace hours later while flying over southern Lebanon.
On Sunday, an Israeli drone was observed at 7:40 a.m. (0440 GMT) patrolling the skies above several areas in southern Lebanon, including the village of al-Naqoura, located 91 km (57 miles) south of Beirut, Riak, which is close to the Syrian border, and Baalbek.
The remote-controlled drone left Lebanese airspace at 7:50 p.m. local time (1650 GMT) while flying over Alma al-Shaab, a town in southern Lebanon.
Later in the day, an unmanned Israeli aerial vehicle violated Lebanon's airspace and flew over several areas in southern Lebanon, including the border town of Alma al-Shaab at 9:20 p.m. local time (1820 GMT). The spy aircraft left at 1:50 a.m. on Monday (2250 GMT on Sunday) while flying over the southern border village of Rmeish.
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 cited Israel's air surveillance flights over Lebanon as clear violations 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, Beirut complained to the United Nations about Israeli aircraft violating the airspace over the south of the country.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/154275.html.
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