Israeli missile boat (Archive)
Photo: Hagai Aharon
The Lebanese army says that an Israeli warship has entered Lebanese territorial waters.
The army said Monday's incident was discovered when an Italian ship working with the United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon spotted the Israeli vessel.
It isn't common for Israeli warships to enter Lebanese waters although Israel's military planes frequently violate Lebanese airspace in the country's south.
The Israeli overflights have drawn ground fire from Lebanese troops on at least two occasions since the end of the 2006 summer war between Israel and Lebanon's militant Hizbullah group.
Lebanon insists entries into its waters or airspace violate the United Nations Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 conflict.