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In the north, they are worried about the infiltration from Lebanon: "Today a drunk man enters - tomorrow it will be a terrorist"
The numerous incursions of foreign nationals crossing the border into Israel are troubling the residents of the area, who fear the day when those migrant workers or eccentrics will be replaced by Hezbollah fighters.
Now, after another case in which a Lebanese resident managed to cross the border in a guillotine, they attack: "A fence from the 1940s will not help"
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Yoav Itiel
Sunday, 08 August 2021, 20:05 Updated: 20:49
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The IDF said today (Sunday) to Lebanon once again a foreign citizen crossed the border into Israel - and was captured by the troops. Unlike the last line of cases in which foreigners had crossed the fence, this time it is a Lebanese citizen who was drunk.
According to the IDF, background infiltration remains unclear Even after an investigation by security officials.
He was returned through the fence near where he crossed yesterday.
The multiple incursions of foreign nationals are troubling residents in the area, who fear the day when those migrant workers who cross the border in most cases will be replaced by Hezbollah fighters.
Gabi Naaman, head of the Shlomi local council, criticized the state of the border and said that "it is impossible to leave a fence from the 1940s and not expect a disaster to happen."
He said, "Today a drunk man came in, tomorrow a terrorist will come in and make names in one of the localities. Our lives are not no man's land," he stressed.
"We talked to the chief of staff about the need to complete the wall in the north."
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Crossed the guillotine.
A Lebanese citizen who infiltrated Israel and was returned to the country, today (Photo: screenshot, without)
Following the economic crisis in Lebanon and the Corona, the infiltration attempts of foreign workers who came to Beirut to work increased and because of the complex reality they decided with the help of guides and vehicles to reach the border area and cross into Israeli territory to look for jobs.
The last case of infiltration into Israel following which large forces were launched was at the end of July.
So, two suspects crossed the border, the IDF launched extensive searches at the end of which they were captured and returned to Lebanon.
Lighting bombs in the border area after an attempt to infiltrate Israel (Photo: screenshot, C)
In an earlier case beginning in June, the suspects, two Turkish citizens, were found after more than 18 hours of searches in agricultural land.
Senior military officials recently confirmed that this is a well-known axis of movement for which foreign workers pay money - and not random actions.
Moshe Davidovich, chairman of the Conflict Line Settlements Forum, protested to Walla! Following the escalation of the phenomenon. And the old age of the families living in the settlements of the border line. "
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