Reuters: Lebanon says Israeli gunboats violated its territorial waters
AMMAN (Reuters) -The Lebanese army said on Sunday that Israeli gunboats violated Lebanese territorial waters several times on Saturday in an area opposite Ras Naqura near the border between the two countries, an accusation Israel denied.
The statement said there were four violations where gunboats entered several hundred metres inside Lebanese waters and that authorities were discussing the violations with a United Nations Interim Force.
An Israeli military statement said there "was no crossing of Lebanese maritime border" by its forces. Lebanon and Israel last week signalled their approval of a deal brokered by Washington laying out their respective maritime rights.
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Update #1: Lebanon accuses Israeli naval gunships of entering its territorial waters (Times of Israel)
Update #2: Lebanon Accuses Israeli Gunboats of Violating its Territorial Waters (Asharq Al-Awsat)
WNU Editor: Israel is denying these claims .... Israel denies accusations of navy vessels violating Lebanon's waters (Jerusalem Post).
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