Unifil accuses Israel of violating Lebanese sovereignty, tearing down border marker

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, known as Unifil, accused the Israeli military on Saturday f destroying a blue barrel marking the border between Israel and Lebanon, as well as a Lebanese army observation tower. 

“This morning peacekeepers observed an IDF bulldozer destroying a blue barrel marking the line of withdrawal between Lebanon and Israel in Labbouneh, as well as an observation tower belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces immediately beside a UNIFIL position there,” Unifil said. 

The UN force said this “deliberate and direct destruction" was a “flagrant violation of Resolution 1701 and international law." 

The Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire agreement reached late last year mandates both countries abide by Resolution 1701 which ended their 2006 war.