The President of the Customs Directorate, Misbah Khalil, went to Masnaa to "oversee the resolution of problems that occurred due to the Israeli threat," on April 7, 2026. (Photo released by the General Directorate of Customs.)
The Masnaa border crossing, which connects Lebanon to Syria in the Bekaa region, has been closed since Saturday after Israel threatened to bomb the border area. This is the first such closure since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, though it echoes a similar precedent during the 2024 war. Almost no trucks are passing through the crossing, which is the country’s fourth busiest entry point, after the capital’s port and airport and the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon.Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar assured Tuesday, after a meeting with President Joseph Aoun in Baabda, that "contacts are ongoing on this issue (with Syria and other countries in the region, editor’s note)." Aoun also said Tuesday that "contacts currently aim at obtaining guarantees that the Masnaa border crossing, essential for both...
The Masnaa border crossing, which connects Lebanon to Syria in the Bekaa region, has been closed since Saturday after Israel threatened to bomb the border area. This is the first such closure since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, though it echoes a similar precedent during the 2024 war. Almost no trucks are passing through the crossing, which is the country’s fourth busiest entry point, after the capital’s port and airport and the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon.Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar assured Tuesday, after a meeting with President Joseph Aoun in Baabda, that "contacts are ongoing on this issue (with Syria and other countries in the region, editor’s note)." Aoun also said Tuesday that "contacts currently aim at obtaining guarantees that the Masnaa border crossing, essential for...
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