Conflict Incident Report

Israeli Troops on Alert in Zebdine and Bastra

Date of incident:

January 31, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Israeli troops brought in military reinforcements in the two areas of Zebdine and Bastra that lie in the Shebaa farms, the National News Agency reported on Sunday.
The step came after residents of the region of Arqoub crossed 20 meters inside the border line in protest to Israel bulldozing acres of land in the said areas.
Residents of Arqoub including MP Qassem Hashem crossed 20 meters inside the border line on the Zebdine axis protesting the Israeli demolitions of acres of plantation and uprooting hundreds of olive trees.
Israel and Lebanon are technically at war and the UNIFIL peacekeepers monitor their disputed border.
The Shebaa Farms have been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Middle East war. Lebanon says the area is Lebanese territory, while the U.N. says it was annexed from Syria.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/200910-israeli-troops-on-alert-in-zeb...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Israeli border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts instigated by Israeli intrusions on Lebanese national territories, airspace, and territorial waters. While there currently is no Israeli military occupation on Lebanese soil, these events are classified as violations of Lebanese sovereignty and are indicative of the continuous tensions between Lebanon and Israel.

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Conflict Incident Report

Israeli Troops on Alert in Zebdine and Bastra