General Assembly Sixty-first session Agenda item 13 The situation in the Middle East Security Council Sixty-second year Identical letters dated 20 July 2007 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council On instructions from my Government, I transmit to you herewith a statistical annex showing the Israeli violations that occurred during May 2007 (see annex). I should be grateful if you would have this letter and its annex circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 13, and of the Security Council. (Signed) Nawaf Salam Permanent Representative Annex to the identical letters dated 20 July 2007 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council Table showing air violations Date Time Nature of violation Comments 01/05/2007 0924 Four Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Tripoli heading east, proceeded as far as Baalbek, circled over the Baalbek and Hirmil regions, then headed south. They left over Naqurah at 0945 hours. 0954 Four Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over occupied Shab`a Farms heading north, proceeded as far as the Western Bekaa and circled over the areas of the Western Bekaa and the South. They left over the sea off Naqurah at 1005 hours. 1230 Two warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the occupied Shab`a Farms heading north, proceeded as far as Shikka, headed south, then north as far as Dahr al-Baydar and east to Hirmil, then circled between Hirmil and the South. They left over the occupied Shab`a Farms at 1355 hours. 02/05/2007 0745 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Tyre heading east, then circled over Sidon and Iqlim al-Kharrub. It left over `Alma al-Sha`b at 1205 hours. 1200 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Alma al-Sha`b heading north, and circled over the South. It left over Alma al-Sha`b at 1410 hours. 1355 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Al-Bayada heading east, and circled over the South. It left over Alma al-Sha`b at 1730 hours. 1410 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Alma al-Sha`b, and circled over the South. It left Lebanese airspace over Alma al-Sha`b. 1535 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Sidon heading north-east, proceeded as far as Riyaq and circled over Riyaq and its outlying areas; it then headed south as far as Bint Jubayl and circled over the South and Beirut. It left over the sea off Naqurah at 1900 hours. 1730 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Al-Bayada, and circled over the South. It left Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b. 1859 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Tyre heading in the direction of Beirut, and circled over Beirut and the South. It left over the sea off Naqurah at 2100 hours. 1900 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace and circled over the Sidon, Riyaq, Bint Jubayl and Beirut regions and the southern regions. It left Lebanese airspace over `Alma al-Sha`b. 03/05/2007 1500 Between 1500 and 1520 hours Israeli enemy military aircraft overflew the Bint Jubayl and Tibnin regions. 2135 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Naqurah, and circled over the region of the South, Damur and Na`imah. It left over Alma al-Sha`b at 2330 hours. 04/05/2007 0835 A yellow aircraft was seen overflying the orchards opposite Addaysat Kafr Killa at an altitude of less than 100 metres. It is believed to have been spraying pesticides. 1204 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Naqurah heading east, and circled over the regions of the South. It left over Rumaysh at 1505 hours. 1455 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Naqurah heading east, and circled over the regions of the South. It left over `Alma al-Sha`b at 1850 hours. 1840 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Rumaysh heading north, and circled over the regions of the South. It left over `Alma al-Sha`b at 2100 hours. 05/05/2007 1610 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Naqurah heading east, and circled over the regions of the South. It left over `Alma al-Sha`b at 2010 hours. 06/05/2007 1000 Israeli balloons containing unknown substances and bearing writing in Hebrew were found outside the town of Shihabiyah. 1209 At various intervals between 1210 and 1320 hours Israeli enemy military aircraft overflew the Rumaysh region at extremely high altitudes. 1301 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Al-Bayada, circled over the regions of the South and left over Naqurah at 1615 hours. 1500 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over `Alma al-Sha`b, and circled over the region of the South. It left over Rumaysh at 2000 hours. 1559 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Al-Bayada, and circled over the region of the South. It left over Rumaysh at 2135 hours. 1634 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Sidon, and circled between Riyaq and Tayyibah. It left over the sea off Naqurah at 2100 hours. 1710-1940 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Adlun, Ansar and Nabatiyah. 2030-2110 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over Nabatiyah. 07/05/2007 1514 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Alma al-Sha`b heading north, and circled between the regions of the South and Damur. It left over the sea off Naqurah at 1920 hours. 14/05/2007 1730 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Nabatiyah at extremely high altitude. It left Lebanese airspace at 1740 hours. 20/05/2007 0517 Four enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Jounieh heading east, and circled over the areas of Shikka, Al-Arz, Batrun, Wata al-Jawz, Hirmil and Baalbek. They left over the sea off Naqurah at 0705 hours. 0520-0710 Four enemy Israeli warplanes circled over the areas of Shikka, Qurnat al-Sawda, Wata al-Jawz, Batrun, Baalbek and Hirmil. They left west of Naqurah. 0525 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Jounieh, and circled between Byblos and Shikka, over land and sea. It left over the sea off Naqurah at 0915 hours. 0645 Two Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the sea off Batrun, and circled over the areas of Shikka, Al-Arz, Batrun, Wata al-Jawz, Hirmil and Baalbek. They left over the sea off Naqurah at 0830 hours. 0700-0730 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, entering over the town of Maysat at low altitude. 21/05/2007 1352 Two Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Kafr Killa, and headed north as far as the Iqlim al-Kharrub, and then returned in a southerly direction. They left over Rumaysh at 1402 hours. 22/05/2007 0959 Two Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Alma al-Sha`b heading north, and circled between the south and the Western Bekaa. They left over Rumaysh at 1145 hours. 23/05/2007 1007 Two Israeli enemy warplanes violated Lebanese airspace, entering over Jounieh heading east, and flew over the areas of Baalbek, Hirmil, Al-Danniyah and Shikka. They left over the sea off Naqurah at 1032 hours. 28/05/2007 1030 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, circled over the region of the South and left at 1110 hours. 1830 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, circled over the region of the South and left at 2050 hours. 2225 An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace, circled over the region of the South and left at 2325 hours. Table showing land violations Date Time Nature of violation Comments 01/05/2007 0800 In a place known as Sa`sa` (reservation area), an Israeli D9 bulldozer and a Poclain excavator, guarded by four Hummers, crossed the technical fence and proceeded to shovel the earth, remove trees and dig a water drainage trench. Immediate protest letter no. 2667/ayn-mim/inquiry date 24/05/2007 29/05/2007 1010 A Merkava tank and a trench-digger crossed the demarcation line near Bawwabat Hasan, south of Kafr Shuba. Immediate protest letter no. 2885/ayn-mim/inquiry date 04/06/2007 Table showing sea violations Date Time Nature of violation Comments 05/05/2007 0115-0520 An Israeli naval launch fired three flare bombs and several bursts of medium-machine-gun fire in the direction of an unidentified fishing vessel off Ra’s Naqurah in Lebanese territorial waters. 0655 Enemy Israeli vessels fired several flare bombs and bursts of gunfire into the air to warn Lebanese fishing vessels located off Ra’s Naqurah in Lebanese territorial waters.   sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/61/1009 sss2 \* MERGEFORMAT S/2007/451 sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/61/1009 sss2 \* MERGEFORMAT S/2007/451 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 07-43471 \* MERGEFORMAT 2 \* MERGEFORMAT 5 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 07-43471 United Nations A/61/1009–S/2007/451 General Assembly Security Council Distr.: General 23 July 2007 English Original: Arabic jobn \* MERGEFORMAT 07-43471 (E) 260707 260707 Barcode \* MERGEFORMAT *0743471*