Overview
- Lebanon said it filed an urgent complaint to the Security Council over a concrete wall it accuses Israel of building across the UN-demarcated Blue Line.
- UNIFIL reported discovering the structure in October southwest of Yaroun and concluded it crosses the Blue Line, restricting residents’ access to Lebanese territory.
- The Lebanese presidency asked that the complaint include UN documentation contradicting Israel’s denial that the wall violates the boundary.
- Israel rejects the allegation, describing the work as reinforcement of the northern border barrier, asserting no incursion and saying construction began in 2022.
- The dispute advances into formal UN review as part of a volatile border environment shaped by the Gaza war and the 2024 Lebanon–Israel hostilities.