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Israeli Violations of Lebanese Sovereignty

This thread is in no way comprehensive or complete. Israeli violations are committed numerous times on a daily basis, and because they are so frequent, they do not all go reported. The violations in this thread only account for a few days out of every month. The purpose is to keep a partially updated tally of Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty, in order to paint a picture of the kinds of threat and aggression that Lebanese civilians have to live under on a daily basis.

(Note: I'll be slowly updating this thread until it is up to date. The first post accounts only for a portion of Israeli violations in the first few months after the July-August 2006 war.)


18-08-2006: Israel Mounts Fresh Strike in Lebanon Only days after agreeing on a ceasefire, the Israeli army says it carried out an overnight raid inside Lebanon aimed at disrupting and alleged arms transfer. One Israeli soldier and Lebanese are reported to have died in the incident.

20-08-2006: Israeli warplanes continue to violate Lebanese airspace A Israeli fighter jet flew carried out flights over the Northern Bekaa area and along the Syrian-Lebanese border at medium altitude, in a continued violation of Lebanese airspace. Israeli warplanes also flew at medium altitude over the Akkar region in northern Lebanon.

04-09-2006: Israeli Blockade On Lebanon Continues Israeli blockade in effect since July 13 2007 continues, despite the ceasefire and Resolution 1701, as ships and planes are blocked from reaching Lebanon's ports and airport, costing Lebanon hundreds of millions of dollars on top of the destructive toll of the war.

18-09-2006: Israeli Violations Of Lebanese Airspace Intensify The Israeli warplanes continue to violate Lebanese airspace, under the eyes of UNIFIL. Monday morning, Israeli warplanes flew over Rashyya and Western regions of the Bekaa at medium altitudes. Other Israeli warplanes flew over the Southern of Marje'youn, Nabatiyeh and Iqlim el-Tofah. Other Israeli overflights were carried out over villages in the interior and Western sectors of Southern Lebanon as well as over a village in the region of Bint Jbeil. Yet more Israeli warplanes, accompanied by reconnaissance aircraft, flew at low altitude over the region of Jizzine.

21-09-2006: Continues Israeli Violations of Resolution 1701 and Lebanese Sovereignty Officials in Beirut said the Prime Minister Fouad Saniora had ordered the Minister of Foreign Affairs to submit a protest to the Security Council of the United Nations on the Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace along the border and confirmed that Israel was pumping water from the Wazzani River in the south. "The Lebanese authorities have informed us about Israeli pumping of Wazzani waters and we are investigating," said Alexander Ivanko, spokesman for Interim Force United Nations in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Israel delayed Wednesday the withdrawal of its remaining troops, saying that questions still needed to be reviewed with the international forces and the Lebanese army, both deployed in southern Lebanon. Other Israeli forces have changed points of the Blue Line drawn by the United Nations, annexing more territories Lebanese territories in the process.

07-10-2006: Israeli warplanes fly deep into Lebanon Israeli warplanes fly deep into Lebanon, just two days after Israeli forces withdrew from nearly all of Southern Lebanon. Two Israeli warplanes entered Lebanese airspace at medium altitude over Aitaroun and headed north toward Tripoli at approximately 9 a.m., the Lebanese Army said. Two more warplanes entered Lebanese airspace over Jounieh a short while later, before heading south. They left Lebanon at approximately 10:30 a.m., according to the army. Reports from the National News Agency said the first pair of warplanes conducted a series of mock air raids over Nabatiyeh, Khiam and Marjayoun. The second pair conducted similar maneuvers in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region, Nabatiyeh, Khiam and Marjayoun, as well as the Western Bekaa Valley. The Lebanese government has complained repeatedly about the violations of its airspace and sovereignty, adding that they also constitute breaches of the UN resolution that halted the war on Aug 14. Lebanon has threatened to complain to the Security Council unless the Israelis also leave the Lebanese side of the divided village of Ghajar. Israeli forces isolated Ghajar with barbed wire and ramparts. Israeli soldiers carrying out the measures threatened to open fire on a group of Lebanese journalists in the area, according to the National News Agency.

23-10-2006: Israeli Warplanes Fly At Low Altitude Over Beirut And Southern Lebanon Israeli warplanes Monday carried out their "most intensive flights" in Lebanon since the end of the July 2006 war on Lebanon. Two warplanes twice flew at low altitude over Beirut, and four aircraft carried out similar flights over the South of Lebanon. A source in the Lebanese police said that these flights are the most intense since Aug. 14, and seem to be a challenge to Resolution 1701 and French calls for overflights to cease. The territorial violations took place shortly after France, which currently leads the UN force in Southern Lebanon, has said it might open fire on the aircraft carrying an intrusion.

24-10-2006: Israeli Warplanes Fly Over Group Of Lebanse Soldiers Israeli warplanes carried out overflights Tuesday over a group of Lebanese soldiers accompanied by a Spanish contingent from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and the Israeli army dismantled barbed wires erected on the Lebanese side of the border. On Monday, Israeli aircraft intensively flew over Beirut and Southern Lebanon. The overflights come after French President Jacques Chirac called Friday for Israel to end overflights of Lebanon, an action which he described as contrary to "the spirit and letter" of Resolution 1701. A senior official of the United Nations said Monday that the overflights "were hurting" in the international peacekeeping force established in that country.

25-10-2006: Israeli warplanes in 'incident' with German ship off Lebanon: Military Two Israeli warplanes were involved in an armed incident with a German ship patrolling off Lebanon as part of the UN force in the Arab country, the German military told AFP. A spokesman for the command of the German mission in Lebanon said it was investigating the incident that took place on Monday. According to Thursday's edition of the Tagesspiegel newspaper, two Israeli F-16 warplanes fired shots as well as anti-missile defense flares while flying low over the German vessel. The newspaper said the incident had been reported to parliament on Wednesday by a state secretary in the defense ministry, Christian Schmidt. France and the United Nations this week warned Israel that it was endangering the multinational peace mission in Lebanon by sending its fighter planes into Lebanese airspace. Police in Lebanon have claimed that there were more Israeli flights over their country on Monday than on any other day since the end of the Jewish state's 34-day war with Hezbollah.

31-10-2006: Israeli warplanes fly low over Beirut, suburbs Israeli warplanes staged mock raids Tuesday over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an Aug. 14 cease-fire. The Israeli fighter jets dived low over the southern suburbs at least six times before roaring back into the sky. Lebanese security officials said eight Israeli jets had crossed the border and dispersed, flying over southern and central Lebanon, with some reaching south Beirut. Some concerned residents took to rooftops and balconies to watch. Tuesday's show was the heaviest aerial incursion of Lebanon since the end of Israel's 34-day offensive against the Hezbollah militant group. Lebanon, with United Nations support, has frequently protested Israeli flights over its territory.

10-11-2006: 12 Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace as Paris seethes over mock attacks Twelve Israeli jets violated Lebanese airspace on Thursday, a few hours after Paris summoned Israel's ambassador in protest over Israeli warplanes diving on French UN peacekeepers in the South, the Lebanese Army said. The fighter-bombers entered Lebanon at 12:25 p.m. and flew high over the coastal town of Naqoura. The Israeli warplanes flew over towns and villages of Southern and Eastern Lebanon on Thursday, Lebanese security officials said. The move came despite repeated calls by the United Nations for Israel to cease such flights over Lebanese territory. Israeli fighter jets flew over the southern coastal town of Naqoura and the city of Tyre as well as Baalbek in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, said Lebanese officials, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media. French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Wednesday night that flights over Lebanon nearly caused a ''catastrophe'' that day, when French peacekeeping troops were seconds away from firing on the Israeli warplanes. She said a squadron of Israeli F-15 fighter planes nose-dived that day over French peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and were ''clearly in attack position.'' French troops responded by readying an anti-aircraft missile, and were seconds away from firing on the warplanes, she added.

17-11-2006: UNIFIL protests after 14 violations of Lebanese airspace by Israeli army The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed and reported 14 violations of Lebanese airspace by the Israeli army, said the spokesman of Secretary General. "Eleven of them have occurred in the area of operation of the French battalion in UNIFIL, in the central sector," said the spokesman, who said that an opportunity "two F-15 Israeli overflew the area at low altitude and high speed. "The anti-aircraft unit of the French battalion has taken preparatory steps to respond to these measures, in accordance with rules of engagement for UNIFIL and resolution 1701 (2006) - resolution that ended the armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon this summer. Major General Alain Pellegrini, commander of the Force, issued strong protests to the Israeli authorities, asking them to stop, said the spokesman. These actions are unacceptable and violate resolution 1701 (2006), said Alain Pellegrini. In response to a question, the spokesman reiterated that the military posts of UNIFIL were clearly marked and that the countries concerned were fully aware where they are, as is the case for all missions of peacekeeping The United Nations. The head of UNIFIL has repeatedly protested against the overflights into Lebanese territory, recalling that French forces had anti-aircraft batteries which they could use in situations of self-defense (dispatch of 19.10.06, see also the reaction the Minister of Defense of France dispatch of 20.10.06).

06-12-2006: Movement of Israeli troops on the Lebanese border Unusual troop movements were reported yesterday by the Israeli army along the Lebanese border village of Ghajar, the Shebaa Farms and hills of Kfarchouba. These movements began last Sunday, following an Israeli proclamation of a state of alert along the border with Lebanon. The movements were accompanied by intensive overflights of helicopters above the border territories and in the Syrian Golan area.

12-12-2006: Israeli overflights of Lebanon  Israeli warplanes yesterday flew over Southern Lebanon, including the cities of Tyre, Nabatiyeh and Marjayoun as well as over a deployment of the UNIFIL forces, said the Lebanese army. They also carried out low-altitude overflights over a number of Lebanese villages.

21-12-2006: Israeli Overflights Continue; Qatari contingent of UNIFIL Deploys The vanguard of the Qatari contingent, which must participate in UNIFIL, arrived yesterday in Beirut. Thirty-five soldiers with small arms landed at the airport aboard a Qatari military aircraft. The force commander, Colonel Abdel Nasser Attiyah, said that the vanguard would be complemented by the arrival of another group bringing the participation of Qatar to 203 peacekeepers. In addition, Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace continue. Yesterday, an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over Hasbaya, the Arqoub, Marjayoun and for the West Bekaa. This overview has been accompanied by intense activity of the Israeli army on the borders in the eastern and southern Lebanon bordering Shebaa Farms. Another reconnaissance aircraft flew over the sea at 8am, opposite the villages of Ansar, Doueiri, Charquié, Jebchit and Haruf (caza Nabatiyah). On the other hand, sub-munitions dropped by the Israelis in southern Lebanon before the end of the war continue to claim victims. Over the last 48 hours, a member of Hezbollah, Ali Melhem, was killed and four others were injured by two explosions of cluster munitions. Melhem was killed and two of his comrades wounded in a field of Bourgoz region, north of the Litani River, outside the area of deployment of UNIFIL. Two other Hezbollah members were injured yesterday in the same place. Hezbollah held funeral Ali Melhem in his village. The unexploded sub-munitions have been 25 killed and 137 wounded since the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, mostly civilians.

03-01-2007: Repeated Israeli overflights The Lebanese army reported yesterday violations of Lebanese airspace, and thus the resolution 1701, by Israeli aircraft. It specified in a statement that 10 Israeli warplanes flew over Lebanese airspace, as follows: four aircraft overflew the Shebaa Farms, two aircraft overflew the region of Rmaich, and four other aircraft reached the city of Jbeil, heading east. The air crafts also flew over the region of Baalbeck for half an hour, before leaving Lebanese airspace at about noon. In addition, ANI reported that Israeli warplanes, flying at medium altitude, also overflew the chains of the Southern regions of Nabatiyeh and Jezzine. The news agency added that "MK" (UAV) type aircrafts were observed flying over Mt Lebanon regions of the country.

11-01-2007: Israeli Army increases patrols along border The National News Agency reports said Wednesday that the Israeli Army conducted extensive patrols in the Southern borders next to the towns of Adaysseh and Kfar Kila. The reports added that an Israeli surveillance drone violated Lebanese airspace earlier in the day, flying over the towns of Marjayoun and Khiam in the eastern sector of the South. Meanwhile, the Spanish contingent of UNIFIL conducted patrols in the eastern sector Wednesday afternoon.

12-01-2007: Incursion by IDF near Ayta Chaab A correspondent for the National News Agency in the area of Bint Jbeil said yesterday that and Israeli force of about fifteen soldiers carried out an incursion inside Lebanese territory, in an area between the villages of Ramieh and Ayta Chaab. The Israeli patrol penetrated about fifty meters into Lebanese territory where it detonated a mine. An addition, Israeli units conducted patrols yesterday at around around noon in the Shebaa farms area while helicopters overflew the region. An Israeli patrol was also reported in the morning in the sector of the Lebanese village of Ghajar. Furthermore, the Lebanese army reported yesterday new overflights of Israeli aircraft, lasting up to 13 hours, in various sectors of southern Lebanon and the Bekaa.

19-01-2007: More Israeli Violations, Cluster Bombs Claim Another Victim The Israeli Air Force continued its air violations of Lebanese territory and warplanes and observation over yesterday regions Wazzani, Arkoub, Khiam, Marjayoun and Nabatiyeh. In addition, a Lebanese civilian was seriously wounded yesterday in southern Lebanon by the explosion of a bomb sub-munitions. Missilmani Khodr, 35, worked in an orchard in the village of Chaaitiyé, south of Tire, when he stepped on the sub-munition that exploded. Achieved many chips in the body, was admitted to hospital. Wednesday, a Palestinian was wounded in similar circumstances, while another Palestinian refugee had passed away from injuries retained from an cluster munition. 27 people have been killed and over 144 injured by such unexploded ordnances.

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20-01-2007: Israeli bombs claim another casualty, Israelis raze tree in Lebanese Shibaa Farms The de-mining of southern Lebanon continues, claiming yet another victim. A worker of the team from the NGO MAG, Ahmad Hussein Moustapha (22 years), was injured by shrapnel from a bomb blast in the region Sammaqieh, near Tire. He was taken to Jabal Amel hospital.
In addition, Israeli forces have razed a large number of olive and oak trees with chain saws at sites in Ramta and Sammaqa, inside the occupied Shebaa farms. The cut timber was transported in trucks inside the Israeli territory.

06-02-2007: Israel continues to violate Lebanese sovereignty And Israeli unit infiltrated the blue line Tuesday morning, entering some 20 meters inside Lebanese territory near the town of Marwahin. Three military Humvees and a number of troops were observed crossing the blue line, as UNIFIL monitored the breach without interfering.

08-02-2007: Israeli aggression sparks clash between Lebanese Army & IDF Lebanese troops and an Israeli army patrol exchanged fire on their shared border on Wednesday in the first such incident since Lebanon deployed regular forces after Israel's war against Hezbollah. "An Israeli bulldozer crossed into south Lebanon tonight. Our forces opened fire at it. It pulled back and there was a brief exchange of fire," a Lebanese army spokesman said. During the clashes, Israeli helicopters brached Lebanese airspace and fired flares. There were no casualties in the clash.

14-02-2007: Israeli Air Violations Continue Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude border strip and several other regions of southern Lebanon, and Israeli armor took up positions along the blue line as UNIFIL and the Lebanese army deployed to the border area to verify markings of the blue line.

15-02-2007: Israeli helicopters enter Lebanese airspace, IDF opens fire on Lebanese villages The movement of Israeli troops were observed yesterday evening in the region of Jdar, located between the villages of Mays al-Jabal and Blida, on the Lebanese-Israeli border, the ANI reported. The agency has also reported that an Israeli patrol fired in the direction of agricultural land in southern Lebanon, while IAF helicopters overflew the village of Meskaff, near Adaissé.

21-02-2007: Israeli Warplane fly low over south Lebanon Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude over large areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, witnesses said. UN peacekeepers and Lebanon say Israeli overflights violate Security Council Resolution 1701 that ended the July-August war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Israeli warplanes regularly fly over south Lebanon but witnesses said Wednesday's flights, seen from the Bekaa Valley and the southern city of Sidon were unusually frequent and at a lower altitude than usual. Earlier this month the outgoing commander of the UN peacekeepers said Israeli Warplane were still flying over southern Lebanon on a daily basis despite appeals for them to halt the missions.

26-02-2007 Israeli Bulldozers Cross Into Lebanon, More Overflights Israeli bulldozers crossed into the Lebanese villages of Kafar Killa and Adaisse, seeking to drain an stangnant water conduits into Lebanese territory. The bulldozers were backed by combat-ready Israeli armor. The Lebanese army intercepted the Israeli force, facing off with the IDF ata tense standstill for 45 minutes before a Spanish unit of UNIFIL intervened and monitored the withdrawal of the IDF from the area.  In addition, yesterday morning an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over areas of southern Lebanon for near an hour before departing at 9:25 am, near the village of Ayta al-Shaab, according to a release from the Lebanese army.

01-03-2007 to 07-03-2007: General Assembly Report on Israeli violations, acts of aggression and activities from 1 to 7 March 2007
<<<Air violations>>> On 2 March 2007, between 1955 hours and 2250 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Sidon in an easterly direction and circled over the southern regions. It then departed Lebanese airspace over Rumaysh. On 3 March 2007, between 1833 hours and 2230 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Naqura in an easterly direction and circled over the southern regions. It then departed Lebanese airspace over Rumaysh. On the same date, at 2100 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b in a northerly direction as far as Rayyaq and circled over it. It then departed Lebanese airspace over on 4 March 2007 at 0010 hours over Rumaysh. On 4 March 2007, between 0805 hours and 1200 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Naqura and circled over the regions of the South. It then departed Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Naqura. On the same date, between 1209 hours and 1230 hours, two enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Sidon in an easterly direction as far as the western Bekaa and returned in a westerly direction. They then departed Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Sa`diyat. On the same date, between 1245 hours and 1335 hours, two enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace over al-Naqura and circled over the sea between Beirut and Tyre. They then headed east as far as the western Bekaa and circled over it. They then headed south and departed Lebanese airspace over al-Naqura. On the same date, between 1305 hours and 1340 hours, two enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace over the occupied Shab`a farmlands as far as Shikka. They headed east as far as al-Hirmil and the western Bekaa and circled over it. They then departed Lebanese airspace over the sea off Shikka. On the same date, between 1755 hours and 2055 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Bayada and circled over regions of the South. It then departed Lebanese airspace over al-Naqura. On the same date, between 1824 hours and 2140 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre and circled over regions of the South. It then departed Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b. On 7 March 2007, between 0910 hours and 1325 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre and circled over the South region. It then departed Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b. On the same date, between 1002 hours and 1045 hours, four enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre as far as Nabatiya. They headed north as far as Tripoli, then returned as far as Juniya, and headed east as far as Rayyaq. They then departed Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Naqura. On the same date, between 1400 hours and 1805 hours, four enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace over the occupied Shab`a farmlands and circled over the South and the western Bekaa. They departed Lebanese airspace over said farmlands. On the same date, between 1800 hours and 2155 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Naqura in an easterly direction, and circled over regions of the South. It then departed Lebanese airspace over Rumaysh. On the same date, between 1830 hours and 2205 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off al-Naqura and circled over regions of the South. It then departed Lebanese airspace over al-Naqura.
<<<Sea violations>>> On 5 March 2007, at 0900 hours, an enemy Israeli military launch fired a number of rounds of medium machine-gun fire in the open sea off Ra's al-Naqura.
<<<Field violations>>> On 2 March 2007, at 1130 hours, while Mahmud al-Hajj was riding a motorcycle collecting scrap metal near the `Abbad outpost, he was stopped by an enemy Israeli patrol stationed inside occupied Palestinian territory. One of its personnel fired into the air and the others brandished their weapons in his direction and prevented him from leaving the spot. Members of the Indonesian unit stationed at the spot tried to detain him, but the enemy patrol prevented them. They then forced him to move along the border buffer strip and directed him towards Wadi Hunin. At 1730 hours, he was handed over to UNIFIL at the Naqura gate. At 1740 hours, the South intelligence branch took over his custody from the UNIFIL liaison unit. He was interrogated and released at 2230 hours. On the same date, at 1740 hours, one of the personnel at the Israeli enemy's W-402 position (al-Labuna) threw a smoke bomb 10 metres inside Lebanese territory. On 4 March 2007, at 1255 hours, on the Kafr Kila-`Adaysa public road, near a water crossing along the border strip, while a Ministry of Public Works and Transport vehicle containing civilians was passing, enemy Israeli personnel proceeded to **** their weapons and aim them in their direction for no reason. This prompted personnel at the Lebanese Army observer post (lam mim 10) to **** their weapons in the direction of enemy personnel, who took cover in nearby groves.
<<<Israeli activities>>> On 4 March 2007, at 1415 hours, an enemy Israeli military launch fired several rounds of medium-weapons fire over the water in the open sea off Ra's al-Naqura inside Palestinian regional waters. On 5 March 2007, between 0815 hours and 0835 hours, enemy Israeli forces fired light weapons from their Radar position inside the occupied Shab`a farmlands in the direction of the area around the position. On the same date, at 1140 hours and until 1240 hours, enemy Israeli forces fired light weapons opposite the Labuna position (coordinate W-404), and at 1345 hours, Israeli forces opened fire at a suspicious area near position N-470 inside occupied Palestinian territory (opposite Kafr Kila). On the same date, between 1245 hours and 1300 hours, enemy Israeli forces strafed the area around their position at Jabal Sammaq (opposite Kafr Shuba) with light automatic-weapons fire. On the same date, at 1330 hours, the sound of an explosion was heard inside occupied Palestinian territory near the Saliha outpost (opposite the town of Marun al-Ra`s). On 7 March 2007, between 1150 hours and 1200 hours, enemy Israeli forces strafed the area around their position at Ramta inside the occupied Shab`a farmlands with light-weapons fire. On the same date, between 2145 hours and 2200 hours, an enemy Israeli military launch fired five flare shells inside Palestinian waters in the open sea (off Ra's al-Naqura).

02-03-2007: Israeli army briefly detains man at Lebanon border A Lebanese man detained on Friday by Israeli troops at the border with Lebanon was released later in the day, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said. "We facilitated his transfer from the Israeli Defense Forces (army) into custody of the Lebanese authorities," Liam McDowall told AFP. Lebanese security sources said the man was gathering scrap metal in an area near the border with Israel when he was detained. They identified him as Mahmud Hussein Hajj, a resident of Hula.

08-03-2007: Israeli aggression & gunfire in Southern Lebanon The National News Agency (ANI) reported that yesterday before noon Israeli troops positioned in Zebdine, Ramta and Sammak (Shebaa Farms) fired gusts of heavy machine guns towards the valleys and surrounding woods. The firing had even reached Chanouh farms, and the crossroads of Shebaa. At the same time, two phosphorous shells, fired from the Israeli position of Sammak, fell near the southern village of Kfarchouba. According to the ANI, Israeli patrols were observed near the line of barbed wire crossing into villages Kafar Killa and Adayssé. Later in the day, an Israeli bulldozer, accompanied by Israeli armor, was seen pouring sand on top of the line of barbed wire in the vicinity of the bed of the Wazzani river. In addition, Israeli warplanes carried out raids yesterday fictitious and multiplied overflights at medium and low altitude regions of Marjayoun, Khiam Nabatyé, Iklim al-Tuffah. Moreover, for the first time in 4 years, Israeli troops took up positions south of the Fatima Gate and observed Lebanese territory with binoculars.  Soldiers were also observed pointing their weapons toward the Lebanese civilian cars that were circulating. On the Lebanese side, the soldiers of the Spanish contingent of UNIFIL conducted patrols between the villages of Maiss al-Jabal and Wazzani, from Marjayoun. Taking position near the Fatma gate, they observed the movement of Israeli troops and took pictures of the damage done by the Israeli bulldozer. For its part, a troupe of the 11th Brigade of the Lebanese army took position at the northern entrance of the Fatma Gate and conducted patrols along the line of barbed wire, from Tell Nahhas to Maiss al-Jabal, in through Kafar Killa and Adayssé.

24-03-2007: The Israelis armor buildup in Lebanese Ghajar village Israeli forces yesterday continued the work of strengthening a new position created in the west side of the occupied Lebanese village of Ghajar. Israeli bulldozers had finished shaving an old position that had been destroyed by the Resistance in 2006. The Israeli trucks were seen carrying concrete blocks to strengthen the new position, while the IDF carried out patrols near the area of Wazzani.

16-04-2007 Another Israeli incursion into Lebanese Territory The French contingent of UNIFIL withdrew during the night from Saturday to Sunday from his observation post in Yaroun in the caza Bint Jbeil, which he established last March 28, following the breach Israel from Lebanese territory to a depth of several meters, near the position of Hadebe, opposite the village of Yaroun.

22-04-2007: More Israeli Overflights Across Lebanon Israeli firefighters flew at medium-low altitudes over south Lebanon and the western flank of the Beqaa valley Sunday, drawing anti-aircraft fire, but no raids or hits were reported. Local reporters said at least four Israeli jet fighters flew apparent reconnaissance missions at medium-low altitudes over the mountainous range stretching from the southern Shebaa sector to the Jezzine-Chouf region, cracking sonic booms and drawing scattered anti-aircraft fire. The overflights covered a stretch of the terrain north of the Litani River in south Lebanon. Witnesses in the area told Naharnet the Israeli jet fighters dropped scarlet balloons in a protective tactic designed to deflect heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles. Anti-aircraft rounds made white puffs of smoke in the clear sky as they exploded around the Israeli jet fighters. No hits were reported, however.

26-04-2007: Israeli Armor Aggression in Shibaa Farms, More Overflights Israeli aircraft overflew Lebanese territory yesterday, covering the airspace over the towns of Hasbaya, Arqoub Marjayoun, Tebnine, Jezzine and the western Bekaa. The violation of Lebanese airspace was accompanied by an unusual movement of Israeli tanks in the Shebaa Farms to the ends of the region of the occupied village of Ghajar. The Israeli jets also carried out mock raids over Marjayoun, Khiam and the central sector of Souther Lebanon.

27-04-2007: Israeli incursion into Lebanese territory from Shibaa Area Tension was palpable yesterday at the border with Israel,  in the Shebaa area where an Israeli patrol conducted an incursion. In a statement he issued yesterday, the army command said an Israeli foot patrol, formed of ten soldiers, conducted an incursion into Lebanese territory in the area between the two villages and Kfarchouba and Shebaa. The patrol crossed the barbed wire and infiltrated up to 100 meters into Lebanese territory. According to the release, the Lebanese military in the region have been placed on alert.

04-05-2007: More Israeli overflights over Lebanon The Lebanese army revealed yesterday that four Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace. According to the release of the army, the aircrafts began to fly over Lebanese territory from 13:55h. Two aircraft overflew the South, while two others were observed over the South, Beirut and the Bekaa. The planes did not leave Lebanese airspace until 21h.

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14-05-2007: New Incident Between German and Israeli Forces: Several Israeli F-16 combat air crafts approached the German Frigate, the Niedersachsen, while it was patrolling in Lebanese waters as part of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).

17-05-2007: Israel Detains Lebanese Citizen in Shibaa Farms: Lebanese security forces revealed today that a Lebanese citizen was detained by Israeli forces while harvesting herbs near the blue line in the Shibaa area. UNIFIL peacekeepers are said to be in contact with the Israeli army to secure the release of the Lebanese citizen.

23-05-2007: Continued Israeli Flights Over Lebanon: A Lebanese Army statement revealed that Israeli drones and military aircraft flew over the Northern Lebanese villages of Chikka, Dinniye, and Tripoli.

07-06-2007: Israeli Patrol Opens Fire On Shibaa Residents: Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the Chibaa area, reaching as far as Tallet El-Chahal, and opened fire in the direction of the Lebanese Harder Mohammad Hamdan and his son Maher, while they were tending to their flock through the area. Both men escaped the incident unharmed, and the Lebanese army arrived on the scene to investigate.

15-06-2007: Continued Israeli Flights Over Lebanon: The Lebanese National News Agency reporter that Israeli military aircraft flew over the Bekaa region yesterday morning, as well as the Southern villages of Nabatiyeh, Iqlim al-Tuffah, Marjayoun and Khiam. The overflights were accompanied by the sounds of explosions and shelling from heavy artillery emanating from the occupied Shibaa farms region. On the day before, the Army command issued a press release stating that Israeli drones violated Lebanese sovereignty in Southern Lebanon, carrying out flights from the South, before heading towards the Bekaa valley and flying over the Rayyak region, leaving Lebanese airspace over the village of Alma. More Israeli aircraft then carried out overflights in the South later in the day, and proceeded to circle over Beirut.

17-06-2007: Israeli Artillery Shells Lebanese Village: Israeli forces shot 5 artillery shells, targeting the Birkat Saddaneh Jabal near the town of Shibaa. The incident occurred while Lebanese secuirty forces were carrying out patrols along the border region.

20-06-2007: Five Israeli Jets Violate Lebanese Airspace: The Lebanese Army issued a press release stating that 5 Israeli military aircraft carried out flights over the Beirut and Jbeil region of Lebanon before exiting Lebanese airspace. Later in the day, 4 more Israeli fighter jets made overflights over the Southern Lebanon region.

20-06-2007: Two Israeli fighter jets violate Lebanese airspace: Two Israeli jets violated Lebanese skies on Tuesday, flying over South Lebanon's central sector and the border zone, while the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continued to patrol several Southern regions, the National News Agency (NNA) said.

21-06-2007: Violation of Lebanese airspace by Israeli aircraft: Israeli warplanes again violated Lebanese airspace by conducting overflights at low and medium attitudes over the regions of Jezzine, Natatieh, and Tire where sonic booms were heard. Aircraft noise was also heard over the regions of Kesrouan and Metn, north of Beirut.

22-06-2007: Israeli Overflights In South and East Lebanon: Israeli warplanes carried out some of the most provocative violations of Lebanese sovereignty since February according to the Lebanese army, overflying Southern and Easter Lebanon, where the Southern Lebanese cities of Tyre and Sidon, as well as the the city of Baalback in the Bekaa Valley, were all buzzed by 4 low flying Israeli jets, causing sonic booms and creating a disturbance and panic in the areas.

22-06-2007: Paris Calls on Israel to Respect Lebanese Airspace: France called yesterday for Israel to respect Lebanese airspace and condemned the violations of the Blue Line. "We condemn these violations of the blue line and call for respect of Lebanese airspace and sovereignty of that country in accordance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council of UN," said the spokesman of the Ministry of french Foreign and European Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Mattei. Israeli aircraft had flown over at low altitude yesterday the south and east, in some of the most intensive overflights since the beginning of the year. "We have noted that overflights very intensive and intrusive had taken place since the beginning of the week," said the spokesperson.

28-06-2007 UN Report On Israeli Violations: "UNIFIL has reported a significant increase in Israeli air violations, through jet and unmanned aerial vehicle overflights of Lebanse territory. These violations occur on an almost daily basis, frequently numbering between 15 and 20 overflights and even reaching 32, in a single day. The Government of Lebanon continues to protest the overflights as a serious violation of Lebanese sovereignty and of resolution 1701 (2006). The Government of Israel maintains that they are a necessary security measure that will continue until its two abducted soldiers are released and the measures set out in paragraphs 14 and 15 of resolution 1701 (2006) are implemented in full. Notwithstanding the essential requirement to fully implement all provisions of resolution 1701 (2006), Israeli overflights not only constitute repeated violations of that and other relevant Security Council resolutions; they also undermine the credibility of both UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces in the eyes of the local population and negatively affect efforts to stabilize the situation on the ground.” - Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), 28 June 2007

12-07-2007: Israeli Violations of North Lebanese Airspace: The National News Agency (ANI) reported that Israeli aircraft had overflown the Palestinian camp of Nahr Bared in northern Lebanon, where the Lebanese Army is still battling the Fath Al-Islam militant group.

19-07-2007: Israeli war planes perform mock air raids in South: Israel continued to violate Lebanese airspace on Wednesday. The National News Agency said that Israeli war planes performed mock air raids over the southern village of Marjayoun, the Western district as well as some regions in Jezzine.

Edited by Learned, 28 May 2009 - 04:17 PM.

[Learned]

Summary of Israeli violations and acts of aggression from 23 to 31 July 2007

General Assembly Security Council
Sixty-first session Sixty-second year
Agenda item 13
The situation in the Middle East

Air violations

On 23 July 2007:
– Between 0900 and 1325 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South, then left over Naqurah;
– Between 0909 and 1650 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Sidon, circled between Riyaq and Baalbek, then left over `Alma al-Sha`b;
– Between 1310 and 1945 hours, an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South, then left over Rumaysh.
On 24 July 2007:
– Between 0930 and 1700 hours, an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b, proceeding as far as the Bekaa; it circled between Riyaq and Baalbek, then left over Naqurah;
– Between 1125 and 1530 hours, an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated
Lebanese airspace over the sea off Naqurah, circled over the regions of the South, then left over `Alma al-Sha`b;
– At 2200 hours, an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Alma al-Sha`b, circled over the regions of the South, then left at 0105 hours on 25 July 2007 over `Alma al-Sha`b.
On 25 July 2007:
– Between 0830 and 1145 hours, an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South, then left over `Alma al-Sha`b;
– Between 0924 and 1230 hours, an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b, circled between Na`imah and Beirut, then left over the sea off Naqurah;
– Between 11:35 and 14:50 hours and Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South, then left over Rumaysh;
– Between 13:15 and 15:00 hours, enemy Israeli military aircraft intermittently overflow areas of Mansuri and Naqurah;
– Between 14:24 and 18:00 hours, an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South, then left over Naqurah.
On 26 July 2007
Between 09:00 and 10:35 hours Israeli enemy warplanes flew intermittently at high altitude over the Bint Jubayl, Tibnin and Naqurah areas.
On 27 July 2007:
– Between 09:00 and 12:55 hours an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South, then left over Naqurah;
– Between 09:20 and 10:45 hours two Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace over the occupied Shab`a farms area, flying north as far as Tripoli, circled over the regions of the South, Hirmil and Tripoli, then left over the Shab`a farms;
– Between 12:40 and 16:05 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South and left over Naqurah.
On 29 July 2007
Between 18:35 and 19:30 hours an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled between Beirut and Sidon, then left over the sea off Naqurah.
On 30 July 2007:
– Between 0915 and 1000 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Yarun, circled over the regions of the South, then left over Aytarun;
– Between 1030 and 1215 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Rumaysh heading north, circled over the regions of the South then left over Rumaysh;
– Between 1242 and 1450 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Rumaysh flying north, circled over the regions of the South and then left over Kafr Kila;
– Between 1300 and 1603 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South and then left over `Alma al-Sha`b;
– Between 1705 and 2010 hours an Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South and then left over `Alma al-Sha`b.
On 31 July 2007:
– Between 1435 and 2224 hours an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated
Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre, circled over the regions of the South and then left over `Alma al-Sha`b;
– At 2355 hours an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Rumaysh, heading north as far as Beirut, circled over Beirut and Damur and then left at 0142 hours on 1 August 2007 over Naqurah.

Sea violations
On 25 July 2007 at 0330 hours the Israeli enemy fired a flare in the direction of a Lebanese fishing vessel which was 200 metres north of the line of buoys.
On 27 July 2007 at 0300 hours because a fishing boat was in Lebanese waters at a distance of 50 metres north of the line of buoys the Israeli navy fired two flares into the air warning the said vessel to keep its distance.

Field aggressions
On 24 July 2007 between 1530 and 1600 hours the Israeli enemy fired several bursts of light machine gun fire from their outpost on Radar hill (the occupied Shab`a farms) towards the area surrounding the said position.
On 27 July 2007 between 1640 and 1700 hours the Israeli enemy intermittently fired several bursts of medium machine gun fire from their outpost at Sammaqah (the occupied Shab`a farms) towards the area surrounding the said position.

Israeli activities
On 25 July 2007 between 0915 and 1100 hours 13 members of the enemy
Israeli army engaged in training in rigging up explosive charges and setting booby traps in the occupied Shab`a farms between the Ruwaysat al-Alam and Radar hill outposts (opposite Kafr Shuba and Shab`a); six explosions were heard and shelling by tanks took place as part of maneuvers carried out by the Israeli enemy in the
area.

[Learned]

28-07-2007: Israeli warplanes violate airspace: Israeli warplanes swooped low over South Lebanon and the Bekaa on Friday in defiance of UN resolutions, causing sonic booms over the coastal city of Tyre, police said. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft passed over Bint Jbeil at 8 a.m. and stayed in Lebanese airspace for three hours, conducting concentrated flights over Khiam.

28-07-2007: New violation of Lebanese airspace by Israeli aircraft: On Friday, security sources reported that 3 Israeli fighter jets entered Lebanese airspace over Tyre in Southern Lebanon at 10:30 before overflying the western and central sectors of the deployment area UNIFIL and the city of Nabatyieh.

08-08-2007: Renewed violation of Lebanese airspace by Israeli aircraft: Four Israeli fighter jets yesterday entered Lebanese airspace and circled over the areas of the Jezzine province in Southern Lebanon, as well as Iqlim Toufah in the Chouf before traveling to the west of the Bekaa and conduct mock-raids over the towns of Libai, Mashgharah, Sohmor, Yohmir and Qaraoun.

21-08-2007: Israeli pjets fly over southern Lebanon Israeli military aircraft carried out flights over the towns of Nabatiyeh, Jezzine and Iklim el-Teffeh, also Marjayoun and Khiam, in violation of Lebanese airspace.

28-08-2007: Israeli drones, warplanes continue to violate Lebanon's sovereign airspace: Israeli surveillance drones cut through Lebanese skies on Monday and hovered above Southern as well as Bekaa regions. The Lebanese Army reported that an Israeli surveillance drone soared above the Southern village of Alma al-Shaab at 9:30 a.m. Monday and headed north toward the Bekaa regions of Riyaq and Baalbek. The plane left Lebanese skies at around 4 p.m. Meanwhile, the National News Agency's correspondent in the South reported that Israeli warplanes flew over the Southern towns of Nabatieh, Jezzine, Marjayoun and Khiam at around 10 a.m. Monday.

11-09-2007: Israeli drone violates Lebanese airspace: An Israeli surveillance drone flew through Lebanese airspace at 8 a.m., a Lebanese Army report said on Monday. The report added that the drone flew over Southern regions as well the Baalbek region in the North. The Israeli vehicle left Lebanese skies at 8 p.m. the same day.

12-09-2007: Israeli airspace violations continue: Four Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airpace between 12:10 p.m. and 13:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Lebanese Army report. The report added that an Israeli surveillance drone was also seen over the Bekaa Valley.

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18-09-2007: Six Israeli jets fly over southern Lebanon at low altitude: Lebanese security sources reported that 6 Israeli warplanes violated UNSC Resolution 1701, carrying out flights at low attitude over the towns of Saida, Tyr and Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, breaking the sound barrier and causing sonic booms over the villages.

19-09-2007: Six Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air space: Israeli warplanes made low-altitude passes over southern Lebanon yesterday, in defiance of a UN ceasefire resolution, Lebanese police said. Six aircraft violated Lebanese airspace from 10 am (0700 GMT), swooping low over the port cities of Sidon and Tyre where they caused sonic booms. The planes also overflow the Bint Jbeil region. Israeli warplanes have violated Lebanese airspace in the past two weeks on a near-daily basis, but yesterday’s overpasses were lower in altitude and caused sonic booms.

27-09-2007: Israeli Warplanes Fly Over Beirut: The army issued a statement yesterday srevealing that during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, Israeli warplanes carried out mock raids over several towns in southern Lebanon and Beirut and Shikka. During the day yesterday, Israeli aircraft again flew at low altitudes over the provinces of Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun, conducting mock raids over the villages of Khiam and Marjayoun.

28/09/2007: Four Israeli warplanes have violated Lebanese airspace: Two Israeli warplanes breached Lebanese airspace over the sea off Joni and then flew southerly over Alma al-Shaab town, the Lebanese army said in a release. Two similar jets also violated the Lebanese airspace by flying over Naqura town in south and then flew northerly. They then hovered over Beirut and South, it added.

29-09-2007: Four Israeli jets fly over Beirut: The Lebanese army command reported yesterday in a statement that four Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace during the night between Thursday and Friday. The planes flew over southern Lebanon and Beirut.

6-10-2007: Israel fighter jets breach Lebanese airspace: Israeli fighter jets breached Lebanese airspace yesterday and flew over southern Lebanese areas and the Bekaa Valley, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported. The report quoted security sources as saying that Israel's fighter jets flew at a high altitude over Arqoub, Hasbiya, West Bekaa, Iqlim Al-Tufah and Marjiyoun as well as over the south. Meanwhile, a statement by the Lebanese Army's Guidance Directorate said an Israeli scouting plane breached Lebanese airspace after midnight from the sea area by Naqoura town in the south. It then headed north and made a round over Beirut before exiting. Israel has continued to carry out flights over Lebanese territory despite a UN-brokered ceasefire, which ended the 34-dayIsrael-Hezbollah war on Aug. 14 of 2006.

14-10-2007: Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace: The Lebanese Army Command has announced that Israeli jets have once again violated the country's airspace by flying over Lebanese cities. The Zionist reconnaissance aircraft flew over the southern city of Naqoura as well as the capital city of Beirut on Saturday, Al-Manar TV reported.


26-10-2007: Lebanese Army fires on Israeli planes violating airspace over South: The Lebanese Army opened fire on Israeli warplanes flying low over South Lebanon on Thursday, in the first incident of its kind since the summer 2006 war. "Israeli warplanes were flying lower than usual over Lebanon and so we fired at them," a senior army source told The Daily Star, confirming that gunners fired on intruding aircraft twice. At midmorning on Thursday, Lebanese troops fired on two planes using machine guns and light anti-aircraft weapons mounted on armored vehicles, one near the town of Marjayoun town, and the other over Maroun al-Ras. While the army source would not give the altitude at which the planes flew, he said that the distance was out of reach of the army's weapons. "Our firing is not for show, but for effect; if we had missiles we would shoot them down one by one for violating Lebanon's sovereignty," said the army source. Israeli warplanes and drones regularly violate Lebanese airspace for what Israel calls reconnaissance missions, but the United Nations and Beirut condemn them as provocative violations of Security Council resolutions and Lebanon's sovereignty.Israeli overflights are a longstanding source of tension between the two countries, with daily reports by the army on the areas flown over by the Israeli warplanes and drones. On Thursday, the army released a statement in which it detailed the areas violated by "Israeli spy planes" which included Beirut, the Eastern Bekaa Valley, and the southern towns of Nabatiyeh, Bint Jbeil, Khiam, Marjayoun, Kferkala, Jezzine, Naqoura and Tyre. Lebanon has seen an increasing number of overflights in recent days and the shooting at the planes on Thursday was seen by some observers as evidence of mounting impatience with the Israelis and the inability of the UN to prevent such overflights despite frequent complaints. The deployment of about 15,000 Lebanese troops and some 13,000 UN peacekeepers under the UN-brokered ceasefire that ended the war has not stopped the overflights, despite the UN's repeated criticism that such actions undermine the credibility of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). "The Israeli flights over Lebanon constitute repeated violations of Security Council resolutions, and also damage efforts to reduce tension and stabilize the situation," UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told The Daily Star. He added that the UNIFIL commander and senior UN representatives in the region, as well as a number of interested member states, "have voiced concern and called on Israel to cease these air violations."

31-10-2007: Israeli Aircrafts Fly Over Bierut; Israeli shells found in Tyre: Israeli aircraft yesterday entered Lebanese airspace to 00h10, flying over the coast of southern Lebanon to the capital Beirut, and and exiting Lebanese airspace at around  01h45. These reconnaissance flights are a violation of resolution 1701 the Security Council voted in August 2006, a resolution that ended the Israeli-Lebanese conflict. In addition, the army revealed today that between 07h00 and 14h00 in the afternoon, Israeli shells exploded underwater off the coast of Tyr in south Lebanon.

[Usef.Ali.Husayn]

Just one question, sorry I don't want to mess with your post and this is not spamming but isn't this a Shi'ite site and aren't the Lebanese all Christian or am I wrong?

[jund_el_Mahdi]

YoosefAliHussein, on 28 September 2010 - 08:58 PM, said:

Just one question, sorry I don't want to mess with your post and this is not spamming but isn't this a Shi'ite site and aren't the Lebanese all Christian or am I wrong?

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You're wrong. VERY wrong. Only about 30% or so of Lebanon is Christian. The other 70% are Muslims, with a large majority Shia population.

[Usef.Ali.Husayn]

jund_el_Mahdi, on 28 September 2010 - 09:37 PM, said:

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You're wrong. VERY wrong. Only about 30% or so of Lebanon is Christian. The other 70% are Muslims, with a large majority Shia population.

LAMO ! A simple answer like, "Brother you are mistaken Only about 30% or so of Lebanon is Christian. The other 70% are Muslims, with a large majority Shia population. The point in stressing the word "Very wrong" to try to make me look the fool wasn't very nice, NOT at all Brother.

[ShiaBen]

Usef.Ali.Husayn, on 29 September 2010 - 08:38 PM, said:

LAMO ! A simple answer like, "Brother you are mistaken Only about 30% or so of Lebanon is Christian. The other 70% are Muslims, with a large majority Shia population. The point in stressing the word "Very wrong" to try to make me look the fool wasn't very nice, NOT at all Brother.

There's nothing wrong with lacking knowledge about Lebanon bro lol. He shouldn't have given a rude response at all.

Most people actually do mistaken and believe Lebanon is homogeneously Christian because they see a lot of Christian ones in the diaspora, more so than Muslims.

In the past historically, there were times where Lebanon and Syria were 100% Christian.

But yeah, Maronites and other Christians were probably 40-45% of the population, with Shiites and Sunnis somewhere like close to 30% each about (before 1970's)

But in recent times, nobody knows the accurate statistics. Some say the Christians are the largest, with the Shiites second, and the Sunnis third.

Some others said after hundreds of thousands of Christians fled the country, the Shiites have surpassed the Christians, and the Sunnis are almost edging on the 2nd spot.

For safety reasons they usually do not want a consensus lol.

[Yousuf Ahmed]

ShiaBen, on 16 May 2011 - 07:32 PM, said:

There's nothing wrong with lacking knowledge about Lebanon bro lol. He shouldn't have given a rude response at all.

Most people actually do mistaken and believe Lebanon is homogeneously Christian because they see a lot of Christian ones in the diaspora, more so than Muslims.

In the past historically, there were times where Lebanon and Syria were 100% Christian.

But yeah, Maronites and other Christians were probably 40-45% of the population, with Shiites and Sunnis somewhere like close to 30% each about (before 1970's)

But in recent times, nobody knows the accurate statistics. Some say the Christians are the largest, with the Shiites second, and the Sunnis third.

Some others said after hundreds of thousands of Christians fled the country, the Shiites have surpassed the Christians, and the Sunnis are almost edging on the 2nd spot.

For safety reasons they usually do not want a consensus lol.

Before the 1970s Lebanon was 45% Christian, 33 % Shia and the rest Sunni or Druze/Alawi. The Maronites and Sunnis were the most powerful,groups then and Shias lacked any influence in the political set-up. The Druzes were prominent in the Military.

Nowadays, Christains(Maronites, Armenians, Greeks, etc) probably do not account for more than 30%. Ithna Asharis account for 45% and Sunni/Salafis about 20%.  The rest 4-5% are mainly Druzes, Alawis and other pseudo-Muslims.

After 1982 the Sunni population especially in Northern Lebanon drastically increased due to the Salafi refugees from Syria. Northern Lebaon especially the area around Tarablus is a Salfi stronghold. Other Sunni strongholds are the Palestinian refugee camps.
Southern Lebanon is a total Shia stronghold.

[Mashadi86]

You should add the invasion of Israel on false pretences in 1982 and the consequent fall out afterwards with the support of Christian philanges (?sp), militias that murdered many lebanese civilians irrespective of their faith. Ariel Sharon was the general incharge and so liaising with the units.


it is probably worth reading a book written by the 2nd Israeli PM Moshe Sharett, he talks about their strategy is divide and rule within the region especially Leabnon. This was formulated back in the 1950's by the Israel government so it goes to show you their outward plans for expansion form the Nile to the Euphrates.

[SalafiSlayer]

I have photos of israeli Violations lol

Every single day they do it without fail