Saniora Demands “Details” on Israeli Incursion

Prime Minister Fouad Saniora on Monday demanded “details” on a brief Israeli incursion into Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency said.

 

It said Saniora held telephone contacts with the commands of the Lebanese army and the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon to learn more about the Israeli violation of Lebanese territory.

 

The Lebanese army on Monday said Israeli soldiers made a brief incursion at the weekend into Lebanon near the disputed Shabaa Farms territory.

 

Yasmina Bouziane, spokeswoman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), told AFP that the U.N. was investigating the incident.

 

“A joint UNIFIL-Lebanese army investigation team was sent east of Kfar Shouba to look into the circumstances of an alleged IDF (Israeli Defense Force) Blue Line violation,” Bouziane said, referring to the demarcation line between the two countries.

 

“The investigation is still ongoing and UNIFIL is in touch with both parties to clarify the matter.”

Picture: Israeli soldiers are seen standing behind a barbed wire in 2006 at the southern Lebanese occupied Shebaa farms. Israeli soldiers made a brief incursion at the weekend into Lebanon near the disputed Shebaa Farms territory, the Lebanese army said on Monday. (AFP/File/Ali Dia)