Beirut complains to UNIFIL that security barrier being erected on border near Metulla violating Lebanon’s sovereign territory.
The IDF on Saturday rejected Lebanese claims that a security fence Israel is putting up on the border between the two countries near the Israeli town of Metulla violates Lebanon’s sovereign territory.
IDF soldier looks into Lebanon near Metula - Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
The IDF statement came after Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday, claiming that Israel was crossing over the Blue Line into Lebanese territory during excavations laying the groundwork for the fence. Continue Reading »















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