Iraq says 50 Israeli warplanes violated its airspace

Iraq’s representative to the UN says the violations took place shortly before today’s Security Council meeting.

Abbas Kadhom Obaid al-Fatlawi, the charge d’affaires of Iraq’s UN mission, told the council the aircraft came from the Syrian-Jordanian border areas.

“Twenty aeroplanes started, followed by 30 aeroplanes heading to the south of Iraq, and they flew over Basra, Najaf and Karbala cities,” he said.

“These violations are violations of international law and the UN Charter,” he said.

“They also constitute a threat to the sacred sites and regions, which might cause strong popular reactions, considering the importance of these holy sites for our peoples.”

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