UNIFIL: Israel to Perform Maintenance Operations at Bint Jbeil Border Fence
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon spokesman Neeraj Singh revealed on Tuesday that Israel will perform maintenance operations along the technical border fence in the Aitaroun region in Bint Jbeil, reported the National News Agency.
He added that Israel informed UNIFIL of its measures and that the international troops had in turn relayed the message to the Lebanese army.
He stated that UNIFIL and the army will monitor the operations at Aitaroun in order to make sure that Israeli troops do not violate the Blue Line.
NNA meanwhile reported that the Israeli army was on high alert in the town of Metulla near the Lebanese border.
It added that Israeli fighter jets had staged mock raids over the Rashaya region in the western Bekaa.
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