A vehicle from the UNIFIL passes through a devastated locality in the Marjayoun district, Friday, Feb. 7. (Credit: Lucille Wassermann/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Rain seeps through the cracks and into the UNIFIL armored vehicle as it travels along a road near the Blue Line, towards Odaisseh in Marjayoun district. On the other side of the border, a thick fog envelops the Misgav Am kibbutz. Here, Lebanon and Israel are separated merely by a row of concrete blocks. Some of the blocks have been destroyed and are replaced by a mound of earth and barbed wire: "This is where the Israeli army entered," says Captain Hasibuan Akmal, leader of the Indonesian battalion patrol.It's morning on Friday, Feb. 7, and "Indobat" is conducting its first patrol of the day. The purpose is to "monitor its area of responsibility," ensure both parties in the conflict respect the cease-fire agreement, and then report to the eastern sector and the Naqoura UNIFIL headquarters. From the...
Rain seeps through the cracks and into the UNIFIL armored vehicle as it travels along a road near the Blue Line, towards Odaisseh in Marjayoun district. On the other side of the border, a thick fog envelops the Misgav Am kibbutz. Here, Lebanon and Israel are separated merely by a row of concrete blocks. Some of the blocks have been destroyed and are replaced by a mound of earth and barbed wire: "This is where the Israeli army entered," says Captain Hasibuan Akmal, leader of the Indonesian battalion patrol.It's morning on Friday, Feb. 7, and "Indobat" is conducting its first patrol of the day. The purpose is to "monitor its area of responsibility," ensure both parties in the conflict respect the cease-fire agreement, and then report to the eastern sector and the Naqoura UNIFIL headquarters. From the...
