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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese national crosses Blue Line into occupied Palestine

Date of incident: 
February 11, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
UNIFIL

The international forces "are working with the parties to secure the release of the person who crossed the Blue Line and has opened an investigation into the incident," UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenanti told NNA correspondent in Tyre on Sunday.

The Lebanese citizen (born 1993), who hails from the village of Habboush, had crossed the barbed-wire fence between Lebanon and occupied Palestine at Fatima Gate earlier today.

Primary category: 
Land Violation/Land Borders Crossing
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.