General Assembly Security Council Sixty-first session Sixty-second year Agenda item 13 The situation in the Middle East Identical letters dated 6 August 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 summary of Israeli violations committed from 23 to 31 July 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 Ambassador Permanent Representative Annex to the identical letters dated 6 August 2007 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council Summary of Israeli violations and acts of aggression from 23 to 31 July 2007 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 1135 and 1450 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 1315 and 1500 hours, enemy Israeli military aircraft intermittently overflew areas of Mansuri and Naqurah; – Between 1424 and 1800 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 0900 and 1035 hours Israeli enemy warplanes flew intermittently at high altitude over the Bint Jubayl, Tibnin and Naqurah areas. On 27 July 2007: – Between 0900 and 1255 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 0920 and 1045 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 1240 and 1605 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 1835 and 1930 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 manoeuvres carried out by the Israeli enemy in the area.   sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/61/1021 sss2 \* MERGEFORMAT S/2007/477 sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/61/1021 sss2 \* MERGEFORMAT S/2007/477 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 07-45385 \* MERGEFORMAT 2 \* MERGEFORMAT 3 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 07-45385 United Nations A/61/1021–S/2007/477 General Assembly Security Council Distr.: General 8 August 2007 English Original: Arabic jobn \* MERGEFORMAT 07-45385 (E) 090807 100807 Barcode \* MERGEFORMAT *0745385*