UNIFIL, Army on Alert after Israeli Troops Cross Barbed Wire Fence in Wazzani
Tension was high on Saturday along al-Wazzani region in southern Lebanon as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and Lebanese army deployed heavily in the area after Israeli soldiers crossed the barbed wire border fence.
Israeli troops crossed the fence, infiltrating 10 meters into an area along al-Wazzani River after expressing reservations over a cleaning process by a Lebanese bulldozer of the riverbed.
The Israeli army argued that the Blue Line that separates the border passes in the middle of the river, informing UNIFIL that it rejects such endeavors and demanding the Lebanese authorities to halt it.
According to the state-run National News Agency, UNIFIL swiftly contacted the Lebanese army to avert any negative repercussions.
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