The Lebanese Army Command - Orientation Directorate issued a statement on Sunday afternoon, in which it indicated that “on December 25, 2021, between 5:20 pm and 9:48 pm, seven hostile naval violations were recorded in the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras al-Naqoura, to a maximum distance of 462 meters.”

“Some Israeli units threw a flare bomb and fired several shots over the aforementioned sea spot,” the statement added, noting that “said violations are being followed-up in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon.”