Israel troops fire tear gas at protesters along Lebanon border

Lebanese soldiers stand guard during an anti-Israeli demonstration near the “blue line” area, a demarcation line drawn by the UN to mark Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, at Nabatieh Governorate, near the Lebanese southern village of Kfar Shuba, in Lebanon on June 09, 2023 [Lebanese Army/Anadolu Agency]

Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of Lebanese protesters who pelted the troops with stones along the border with Lebanon, Friday, leaving some Lebanese demonstrators and troops suffering from breathing problems, AP reports.

According to the report, the tension on the edge of the Lebanese border village of Kfar Chouba began earlier this week over the Israeli military digging in the area that Lebanon claims.

On Wednesday, a Lebanese villager tried to stop an Israeli bulldozer from digging a trench along the border.

Once the villager’s legs were covered with sand as the bulldozer moved ahead, UN peacekeepers jumped in and convinced the driver to move back. Videos of the elderly man with his legs stuck in the sand dune went viral on social media.

Israel ended an 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon, when its troops withdrew from the area in May 2000.

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