PM: Lebanon responsible for border clashNetanya family mourns border casualtyThe statement read that the "Blue Line must be respected in its entirety by all parties. UNIFIL is in contact with both the parties to keep the situation under control and to ensure that there is no violation of the Blue Line in this area."The IDF's activities Tuesday in the area of the attack near Kibbutz Misgav Am, an area Jerusalem stressed was between Israel's border fence and the international border, were coordinated with UNIFIL in advance. Israeli officials said that there were three areas on the border where, for topographical reasons, the fence could not be built on the border, but rather only west or south of it, but all in Israel's territory. A UNIFIL official in southern Lebanon confirmed Wednesday that the IDF informed the organization of its intention to conduct routine maintenance work Tuesday in the area between Israel's border fence and the international border."I can confirm that we received notification from the IDF about the work and we passed the information on to the Lebanese Army," said the Hungarian diplomat who is part of the UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon.The UN Security Council held a special discussion on Tuesday in response to Israel's complaint that the Lebanese Army's actions were a violation of UNSC Resolution 1701, which put an end to the Second Lebanon War in 2006.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he was worried about the incident and sorry about the loss of life on both sides. He called on both Lebanon and Israel to excercise restraint to avoid further violence.The IDF was scheduled to participate in a trilateral meeting with UNIFIL and Lebanese Armed Forces representatives at Nakoura, Lebanon on Wednesday to discuss Tuesday’s border clash.The trilateral meeting will attempt to create guidelines that will prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
UNIFIL: Incident was on Israeli side
Investigation shows IDF did not violate the Blue Line.
PM: Lebanon responsible for border clashNetanya family mourns border casualtyThe statement read that the "Blue Line must be respected in its entirety by all parties. UNIFIL is in contact with both the parties to keep the situation under control and to ensure that there is no violation of the Blue Line in this area."The IDF's activities Tuesday in the area of the attack near Kibbutz Misgav Am, an area Jerusalem stressed was between Israel's border fence and the international border, were coordinated with UNIFIL in advance. Israeli officials said that there were three areas on the border where, for topographical reasons, the fence could not be built on the border, but rather only west or south of it, but all in Israel's territory. A UNIFIL official in southern Lebanon confirmed Wednesday that the IDF informed the organization of its intention to conduct routine maintenance work Tuesday in the area between Israel's border fence and the international border."I can confirm that we received notification from the IDF about the work and we passed the information on to the Lebanese Army," said the Hungarian diplomat who is part of the UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon.The UN Security Council held a special discussion on Tuesday in response to Israel's complaint that the Lebanese Army's actions were a violation of UNSC Resolution 1701, which put an end to the Second Lebanon War in 2006.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he was worried about the incident and sorry about the loss of life on both sides. He called on both Lebanon and Israel to excercise restraint to avoid further violence.The IDF was scheduled to participate in a trilateral meeting with UNIFIL and Lebanese Armed Forces representatives at Nakoura, Lebanon on Wednesday to discuss Tuesday’s border clash.The trilateral meeting will attempt to create guidelines that will prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.