Israeli soldiers watch the construction of defensive fortifications and placement of barbed wire near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
BEIRUT, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Friday against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported.
The UN agency's spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said that "UNIFIL peacekeepers are on the ground at the works site to monitor if there is any violation of the Blue Line, reduce tension and prevent misunderstandings."
"We are in constant contact with both parties and stress the sensitivity of any works or activities close to the Blue Line," he added.
Tenenti's remarks came two days after rising tensions on Lebanon's southern border as an excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work.
The border has been mostly quiet since Israel fought a 2006 war against Hezbollah, except for some tensions on the border caused by Palestinian factions in Lebanon occasionally firing on Israel in the past. ■
Israeli soldiers construct defensive fortifications monitored by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers construct defensive fortifications near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers watch the construction of defensive fortifications and placement of barbed wire near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Lebanese soldiers watch an Israeli excavator constructing defensive fortifications near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers watch the construction of defensive fortifications and placement of barbed wire near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Lebanese soldiers watch an Israeli excavator constructing defensive fortifications near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers construct defensive fortifications monitored by a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers construct defensive fortifications near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, on Jan. 23, 2023. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned on Jan. 20 against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, the National News Agency reported. An excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries recently, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
