The Israeli military insists the entire barrier is being constructed in Israeli territory, and the U.N. peacekeeping force in the area agrees. Gen. Eran Ofir, the commander in charge of Israel’s border wall projects, said around seven miles of the 80-mile (130-kilometre) barrier has been built. “The Higher Defence Council has given instructions to confront this aggression to prevent Israel from building this so-called wall barrier on Lebanese territory,” it added. Maj. Tomer Gilad, Israel’s liaison officer with UNIFIL, said there are monthly meetings with the Lebanese military and U.N. officials to co-ordinate the barrier’s construction. In 2010, an Israeli army officer was killed and another was seriously wounded when Israeli troops came under fire by Lebanese army forces while trimming trees on the Israeli side of the border.

Source: National Post September 06, 2018 11:01 UTC