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Conflict Incident Report
Israeli Troops Cross Blue Line, Toss Smoke Bombs near Bastra Farm
An Israeli unit violated on Tuesday the Blue Line that demarcates the border between Lebanon and Israel, reported the National News Agency.
It said that a 12-member unit crossed the Blue Line near al-Bastra farm.
It entered 30 meters and tossed smoke bombs in the area.
Earlier, NNA said that Israeli troops performed maintenance operations on the technical fence near the town of Kfarkila.
A number of soldiers stood watch amid the deployment of military vehicles along the border area.
The Lebanese army and members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon monitored their actions.
Last week, an Israeli military vessel violated Lebanon's territorial waters and threatened a Lebanese fishing boat.
In late February, Israeli troops and armored vehicles combed the border area, carrying out thorough monitoring of the Lebanese side.
In a separate incident, a 20-member Israeli unit advanced towards al-Wazzani river on the southern border, raising alert among Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers.
Israeli troops regularly cross the electronic border fence and sometimes enter Lebanese territory through the U.N.-demarcated Blue Line, which was drawn up following Israel’s withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000 after a 22-year occupation.
The fence runs parallel to the Blue Line.
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