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A picture taken from the southern Lebanese village of Meiss al-Jabal on December 16, 2018, shows a United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldier monitoring the border between Lebanon and Israel. On his right is a flag of the Lebanese Shiite terror group Hezbollah. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
April 26, 2019, 2:23 pm
UNIFIL reportedly instructed to expand patrols in south Lebanon
Lebanese paper claims UN peacekeepers have been told to widen operations to better monitor Hezbollah’s weapons and activities near the Israeli border
By TOI staff
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers patrol along the border wall with Israel near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila on December 4, 2018. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
April 25, 2019, 5:08 pm
UN confirms 3rd Hezbollah tunnel crossed border into Israel, violating ceasefire
Peacekeeping force requests ‘urgent follow-up’ from Lebanese authorities after acknowledging another of the 6 tunnels Israel uncovered last year crossed Blue Line
By AFP and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a security cabinet tour of the IDF's installations on the Golan Heights, February 6, 2018. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/File)
February 6, 2018, 6:01 pm
On northern border, Netanyahu warns enemies: ‘Don’t test us’
Flanked by high-level security cabinet ministers, PM says Israel seeks peace, ‘but we are prepared for every scenario’
By Tamar Pileggi
An IDF vehicle patrols near the border with Lebanon, May 2013 (photo credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)
March 26, 2014, 4:39 pm
Lebanon accuses IDF of crossing into its territory
13 Israeli soldiers said to violate Blue Line for 35 minutes; army dismisses report
By TOI staff
A man carries the Syrian revolutionary flag and a Lebanese national flag, as people gather in Martyrs' Square before the funeral for the country's intelligence chief, Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, October 21, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
March 15, 2013, 3:53 am
UN says it’s worried about arms flow from Syria to Lebanon
Security Council ‘encouraged’ by calm along Israeli-Lebanese Blue Line, but says attempts being made to undermine Lebanese stability
A photo of Nasrallah on the fence of the Lebanese border, 2008 (photo credit: Hamad Almakt/Flash 90)
October 31, 2012, 2:58 pm
Hezbollah reportedly installs surveillance camera network along Israeli border
Israeli expert says Shiite group’s hyperactivity in recent weeks, including its dispatch of a drone over Israel, suggests a preparation for conflict
By Elhanan Miller
Northern Israeli town of Metulla at night (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
June 10, 2012, 2:50 am
Israel completes Lebanon border wall around Metulla
Security barrier, aimed at protecting northern town, finished in just over one month
By TOI staff
Map of the Metulla area at the Israeli-Lebanese border (photo credit: screenshot, google maps)
From the WebFebruary 24, 2012, 11:56 am
Israel wants wall to replace part of fence near Lebanon border
Security upgrade planned for 1km. stretch near Metulla, Beirut’s Daily Star reports
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