Lebanon says 12 Israeli warplanes violated its airspace
BEIRUT, Aug. 18 (Xinhua UAE Ren Ke) 18, the Lebanese Army Command said in a statement here, the day Israel 12 warplanes violated Lebanese airspace. P>
statement said 12 Israeli warplanes flew over the boundary points awarded the "blue line" into Lebanon's airspace and circled over all regions in Lebanon, about 3 hours. P>
statement strongly condemned the Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty and violation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in practice. P>
According to reports, Israeli military aircraft regularly enter Lebanese airspace to conduct surveillance activities. Lebanese Government has repeatedly made this complaint to the UN Security Council. P>
