Israel Seeks UNIFIL Help on 'Man who Crossed into Lebanon'
The Israeli army has asked the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to assist its probe in the case of the mysterious man who breached the border fence and crossed into Lebanon several days ago.
Lebanese TV networks had reported Tuesday that a man wearing an Israeli military uniform had entered “carrying a box” into the al-Raheb area in the Lebanese border town of Aita al-Shaab.
“When he encountered residents of the town, he threw away the box and Hebrew-language identification papers before fleeing and he is still hiding in Lebanese territory in the al-Kharzeh area while Lebanese Army intelligence agents are still searching for him,” LBCI reported.
Al-Jadeed reported that "two young men from Aita al-Shaab encountered a stranger in the town and they tried to ask him about his identity but he did not respond."
"At that point, one of them went to report him, which prompted him to flee, leaving behind some papers," al-Jadeed added.
"The papers carry Hebrew writings and one of them indicate that he is a foreigner born in 1986," the TV network said.
The Israeli army later confirmed that it had detected a "breach" of the border fence, adding that it was investigating marks suggesting that a person might have crossed from Israel into Lebanon.
Recent Lebanese media reports have claimed that the man is a Jewish American.
Source: Naharnet
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