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Israel has intensified the violation of Lebanon’s airspace, raising concerns over the regime’s alleged intention to wage a new war in the region.

“The over flights constitute violations of Lebanese sovereignty and the Blue Line and continue to undermine the credibility of UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces,” the UN Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Angela Kane, told the UN Security Council.

The daily number of Israeli air violations surged from 282 in February to 692 in March, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says, adding that the number has increased to 476 again in the first two weeks of April.

Angela Kane declared that “My representatives in the region and I have regularly continued to reiterate our concern and call on Israel to cease the increasing number of over flights, which stand in violation of Security Council resolutions”.

The regime, however, continued the violations, claiming that “the fights are carried out for security reasons.”

Israel has repeatedly violated Lebanon’s airspace, since a ceasefire declared based on the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which put an end to a 33-day war between Israel and Lebanon in summer 2006.

According to (Press TV)