UNIFIL records nearly 30 Israeli positions in southern Lebanon — The National
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, has recorded nearly 30 Israeli military positions in southern Lebanon, including eight fortified bases. The National reports, citing mission spokesperson Candice Ardiel.
According to her, before the escalation in March, the Israeli army had five fortified positions near and north of the Blue Line — the UN demarcation line separating Lebanon from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. This year, peacekeepers recorded three more fortified positions north of this line.
New fortified bases
According to UNIFIL, the three new bases are located in Khiam, Maroun al-Ras and Mays al-Jabal. They are fortified with earthen embankments, have observation posts, and road access is restricted by barriers.
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In addition, peacekeepers observed about 20 other temporary Israeli military positions in the buffer zone that Israel maintains in southern Lebanon. Unlike fortified bases, troops move into and leave such positions, often using existing houses or other structures. Ardiel said the presence of Israeli forces is recorded “in dozens of locations,” but the duration of their stay in each of them is unknown.
Incident near Deir Mimas
Last week, Lebanese military personnel left a recently established checkpoint at the northern entrance to Deir Mimas after Israeli forces used stun grenades, the report said. After Lebanese reinforcements arrived, a state of heightened alert arose between the sides.
A security source told the publication that the checkpoint had been temporarily set up for the safety of residents cultivating agricultural land and had been preliminarily coordinated through a US-mediated tripartite coordination mechanism. At the same time, the source said the exact coordinates of the so-called “yellow line” are unknown and that its boundaries are changing.
