Jerusalem, February 09: Two Israeli fighter jets have penetrated Lebanese airspace and flown over parts of the country in flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
The Israeli aircraft crossed into Lebanese airspace over the southern border town of Alma al-Shaab at 1:55 p.m. local time (1055 GMT) on Tuesday and conducted several unwarranted flights above southern Lebanon, according to a statement released by the Lebanese military.
The Israeli warplanes left Lebanese airspace at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) while flying over the southern village of Rmeish.
On Monday, two Israeli jets infringed upon the Lebanese airspace and carried out covert surveillance of several areas in southern Lebanon, including the border village of Kfar Kila, located 96 kilometers (59 miles) south of the capital Beirut.
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 Tel Aviv to respect Beirut’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In 2009, Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations presenting over 7,000 documents pertaining to Israeli violation of Lebanese territory.
——–Agencies