Israeli Soldiers Cross Technical Fence on Southern Border
An Israeli military unit on Tuesday crossed the technical fence off al-Wazzani in southern Lebanon and inspected the eastern bank of the river, the state-run National News Agency reported.
NNA said the troops used sniffer dogs and Merkava tanks monitored them closely.
An Israeli drone also flew over the area of al-Wazzani and Abbasiyeh reaching Ghajar, the agency added.
According to Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3), around 15 Israeli soldiers searched the area as the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers went on alert.
Both NNA and VDL did not say that the unit crossed the U.N.-drawn Blue Line.
Israeli troops regularly cross the technical fence and sometimes enter Lebanese territories through the Blue Line, which was drawn up following Israel’s withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000.
The fence runs parallel to the Blue Line.
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