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Reports: Israeli jets fly over Beirut at low altitudes

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(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — Israeli jets flew over Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and South Lebanon on Thursday, according to reports by Beirut-based newspaper, The Daily Star.

The sound of jets flew over Beirut at low altitudes twice Thursday morning, according to local media reports.

The National News Agency says the plane breached Lebanese airspace at 6am over the village of Alma Shaab and flew over the Bekaa Valley.

Jet noise was clearly audible twice Thursday morning, while some local media outlets reported that Israeli military planes conducted aerial maneuvers over the capital throughout the day.

An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated Lebanese airspace on Wednesday, entering above Alma Shaab, Riyaq, Baalbeck, and the south, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army.

The plane entered Lebanon at 6am and left 17 hours later, the statement added.

Israel often violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 by breaching Lebanese airspace. Lebanese officials have filed complaints against Israel at the U.N. over such violations, but the U.N. has not responded.

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