Israeli Force Violates Blue Line, Tries to Nab Shepherd
An Israeli army force crossed the line of withdrawal, or Blue Line, in the South on Wednesday and attempted to kidnap a Lebanese shepherd, the Lebanese army said.
“Around 12:25 pm, a three-member foot patrol belonging to the Israeli enemy violated the line of withdrawal by 30 meters in the Burkat al-Naqqar area in the outskirts of the town of Shebaa,” an army statement said.
The force withdrew to northern Israel after “failing to abduct a Lebanese shepherd,” the army added.
Lebanese “army units took the appropriate measures on the ground and are coordinating with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) over the aforementioned violation,” the army said.
Such incidents are frequent in that border area and Israeli forces have abducted several Lebanese shepherds in recent years who were all released after interrogation.
Tensions have been high along the Lebanese-Israeli border since late 2015, especially in the Shebaa area, which witnessed a Hizbullah attack on an Israeli patrol in response to Israel's assassination in Syria of Hizbullah top operative Samir al-Quntar.
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