Israeli planes violate Lebanese air space

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 12 (UPI) -- Israeli planes violated Lebanese air space and a warship entered Lebanon's territorial water off the border port of Naqoura Saturday, Lebanese officials said.

Security sources said three Israeli surveillance planes flew over the eastern part of southern Lebanon at a high altitude.

Israeli warplanes flew deep into Lebanese air space last week, executing a raid on a suspected militant Palestinian base south of Beirut.

The raid was in response to rockets fired by suspected Palestinian gunmen from south Lebanon towards Israel.

U.N. peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon patrolled the Lebanese border to monitor any possible border violations by either side.