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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 623

Blue Line

Spanish UN peacekeepers patrol in the disputed Shebaa Farms area between Lebanon and Israel, overlooking the divided border village of Ghajar, February 24, 2015. (AP /Hussein Malla)
April 4, 2025, 9:29 am
While Israel aims for land border deal with Lebanon, history weighs heavy
Shaped by colonial ambition, hardened by war and haunted by Hezbollah, Israel’s confounding northern frontier hangs between relentless violence and tightrope diplomacy
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli settler activists set up tents in what they claimed is southern Lebanon, which the IDF initially denied, December 7, 2024. Banner reads: "Lebanon is ours." (Uri Tzafon Movement)
December 18, 2024, 1:27 pm
IDF admits settler group crossed northern border into Lebanon this month
Military corrects previous statement that activists hadn’t crossed Blue Line, reiterates dangers of civilian attempts to cross border without authorization
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Lebanese Army soldiers ride in a convoy in Mansouri, as they head to southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
November 27, 2024, 4:44 pm
Full text: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal
‘Cessation of Hostilities’ document sets out ‘commitments’ by Israel and Lebanon intended ‘to enable civilians on both sides of the Blue Line to return safely to their lands and homes’
By ToI Staff
US special envoy Amos Hochstein delivers a statement following his meeting with Lebanon's parliament speaker in Beirut on March 4, 2024. (AFP)
March 4, 2024, 11:52 pm
Visiting Lebanon, US envoy says diplomacy ‘only way’ to end Israel-Hezbollah clashes
Speaking to reporters in Beirut, Amos Hochstein says a temporary ceasefire is not a solution, and the situation along the Blue Line demarcating the border ‘has to change’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screen grab of IDF troops responding to Lebanese heavy machinery that crossed the Blue Line, September 23, 2023 (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 23, 2023, 3:22 pm
IDF fires stun, smoke grenades as Lebanese heavy machinery strays over Blue Line
In response, two stun grenades fired toward UNIFIL troops in area, apparently by Lebanese army; no injuries; incident resolved without further escalation
By ToI Staff
Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, speaks to journalists at Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport after his meeting with Lebanese officials, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 31, 2023. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
September 1, 2023, 12:43 am
US envoy visits Lebanon border to explore talks on formalizing disputed frontier
Amos Hochstein, who brokered deal to set maritime line, says he will hear out Israeli view after meeting with Lebanese officials to see ‘if we have a window of opportunity’
By BASSEM MROUE
File: IDF soldiers guard the northern border with Lebanon, during a demonstration on the Lebanese side of the border marking the 17th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, July 12, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
July 16, 2023, 4:44 pm
Top IDF officer tells mayors chance of conflict with Hezbollah appears low
Council heads express concern over rumors of war after recent border clashes, but head of Northern Command says residents can go about their business as normal
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, sits with former prime minister Ehud Barak, left, as former IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz walks during a press conference at the Tel Nof Air Force base, October 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
July 16, 2023, 1:28 pm
Daily Briefing Jul 16: Elite IDF unit that spawned three PMs faces off with Netanyahu
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on tensions on Israel’s northern border and shooting attack in the West Bank; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on Netanyahu’s new heart monitor
By ToI Staff
Lebanese journalists are seen facing Israeli troops after crossing into sovereign Israeli territory on the border, July 15, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
July 15, 2023, 1:46 pm
Lebanese lawmaker leads group across Israeli border; IDF fires warning shots
Group is chased back, does not cross barrier; Hezbollah-affiliated reporter says the 18 people, many of them journalists, joined parliamentarian for tour of border
By Emanuel Fabian
UNIFIL commander Aroldo Lazaro Saenz (L) of Spain attends the repatriation ceremony for an Irish soldier who was killed on a UN patrol, at Beirut international airport on December 18, 2022. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
July 3, 2023, 10:33 pm
UN peacekeepers checking if Hezbollah tent removed from Israeli territory
Head of UNIFIL in touch ‘with authorities on both sides of the Blue Line to resolve situation,’ which he warns has ‘potential to increase tension and misunderstanding’
By Agencies
An aerial photo of Hezbollah tents in Israeli territory, June 2023. (Courtesy)
July 2, 2023, 10:56 pm
Hezbollah said to evacuate one of the 2 tents it set up on Israeli side of Blue Line
Move comes hours after Jerusalem is said to have threatened Lebanese terror group with armed conflict if it does not move quickly to shift outpost off Israeli territory
By ToI Staff
File: The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohammad Raad speaks during a press conference at the Parliament in Beirut, Lebanon, December 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
July 1, 2023, 8:55 pm
Lebanese Hezbollah MP tells Israel to ‘shut up’ about outpost on its territory
As Jerusalem continues to demand removal of tents set up beyond border fence but within its formal territory, Muhammad Raad says it can no longer dictate to anyone
By ToI Staff
An aerial photo of Hezbollah tents in Israeli territory, June 2023. (Courtesy)
June 29, 2023, 7:25 pm
US said pressing Lebanon to remove Hezbollah outpost from Israeli territory
Israeli official quoted saying that after more than 2 months of attempts to have tents removed, Jerusalem is warning: ‘We prefer Hezbollah evacuate its people over us bombing them’
By ToI Staff
An alleged Hezbollah position overlooking the northern Israeli town of Shtula on the Lebanese border, January 23, 2023 (Channel 12 screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 23, 2023, 5:25 pm
Hezbollah erects new watchtowers on Lebanon border as IDF builds defensive wall
18-meter tall observation post rises as UN peacekeeping force breaks up another tense standoff between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers on border
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Yair Lapid convenes his security cabinet to discuss the Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement, October 12, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
October 12, 2022, 4:50 pm
Leaked text of Lebanon-Israel maritime deal underscores its ambiguity
US-brokered agreement doesn’t create an internationally recognized border between the two countries and leaves ‘plenty of room for friction,’ experts say
By Lazar Berman
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