Israel on High Alert on Border
Israeli troops went on high alert on the northern border with Lebanon over the weekend, stepping up their vigil along the border and dropping lightening bombs over apple orchards opposite the southern town of Iddaiseh.
Press reports on Monday said Spanish peacekeepers serving within UNIFIL deployed along the Fatmeh gate at the Lebanese border with Israel as Lebanese troops patrolled the border area following the Israeli alert.
They said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak discussed the latest security and political developments in southern Lebanon with UNIFIL Commander Gen. Claudio Graziano at a meeting held in Tel Aviv at 6 pm Sunday.
Barak has reportedly told Graziano that Israeli troops are closely monitoring the Lebanese border in light of Hizbullah”s growing strength.