A Blue Line marker near an Israeli concrete wall along the southern border of Lebanon, seen from northern Israel, Nov. 16, 2025. (Credit: Shir Torem/Reuters)
Bulldozers, T-shaped concrete blocks and backhoes digging into the ground: The Israeli army is busy building walls along its border with Lebanon.Images of this construction circulated in the media and on social networks last month, sparking anger and upheaval in Lebanon. These structures encroach on Lebanese territory as Israel tries to impose a fait accompli in southern Lebanon, exhausted by the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah.One of these walls under construction is situated between Aitaroun and Maroun al-Ras, south of the Blue Line (on the Israeli side), according to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the temporary border drawn by the U.N. in 2000 after Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, while a final demarcation is still pending. For the record The army's mission south of the Litani is almost...
Bulldozers, T-shaped concrete blocks and backhoes digging into the ground: The Israeli army is busy building walls along its border with Lebanon.Images of this construction circulated in the media and on social networks last month, sparking anger and upheaval in Lebanon. These structures encroach on Lebanese territory as Israel tries to impose a fait accompli in southern Lebanon, exhausted by the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah.One of these walls under construction is situated between Aitaroun and Maroun al-Ras, south of the Blue Line (on the Israeli side), according to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the temporary border drawn by the U.N. in 2000 after Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, while a final demarcation is still pending. For the record The army's mission south of the Litani is almost...
