{"id":54177,"date":"2025-11-14T19:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/unifil-says-israeli-wall-crosses-de-facto-lebanon-border\/14\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:37:45","slug":"unifil-says-israeli-wall-crosses-de-facto-lebanon-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/unifil-says-israeli-wall-crosses-de-facto-lebanon-border\/14\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIFIL says Israeli wall crosses de facto Lebanon border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reportedly informed the IDF that the wall made nearly an acre of land inaccessible to the local population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A survey conducted by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon last month found that a wall built by the Israeli military crosses the Blue Line, the de facto border, a UN spokesperson said on Friday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Blue Line is a UN-mapped line <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/southern-lebanon-explosion-caused-hezbollah-013135750.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:separating Lebanon from Israel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">separating Lebanon from Israel<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/sharaa-claims-syria-negotiating-israel-030939222.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golan Heights;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Golan Heights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said the concrete T-wall erected by the IDF has made more than 4,000 square meters (nearly an acre) of Lebanese territory inaccessible to the local population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A section of an additional wall, which has also crossed the Blue Line, is being erected southeast of Yaroun, he said, citing the peacekeepers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">UNIFIL requested the removal of the wall<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dujarric said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/not-quite-ceasefire-unifil-idf-225222219.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:UNIFIL informed the Israeli military;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UNIFIL informed the Israeli military<\/a> of its findings and requested that the wall be removed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>UN PEACEKEEPERS (UNIFIL) are seen in southern Lebanon from the Israeli side of the border, earlier this week. (credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Israeli presence and construction in Lebanese territory are violations of Security Council resolution 1701 and of Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity,&#8221; UNIFIL said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An Israeli military spokesperson denied the wall crossed the Blue Line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The wall is part of a broader IDF plan whose construction began in 2022. Since the start of the war, and as part of lessons learned from it, the IDF has been advancing a series of measures, including reinforcing the physical barrier along the northern border,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">UNIFIL, established in 1978, operates between the Litani River in the north and the Blue Line in the south. The mission has more than 10,000 troops from 50 countries and about 800 civilian staff, according to its website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/unifil-says-israeli-wall-crosses-232519634.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reportedly informed the IDF that the wall made nearly an acre of land inaccessible to<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/unifil-says-israeli-wall-crosses-de-facto-lebanon-border\/14\/11\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/e236460aecaae1362487bbee8c17f512","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}