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Lebanon-Border Friction
Adaisseh, Lebanon - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of press car driving down roads of Lebanese border town
2. Various of border fence, sign reading "I love Odaisseh (Adaisseh)" in English
3. Various of portraits on wall, border fence, wire mesh
4. Press car driving along border fence
5. Various of portraits on wall
6. Lebanese national flag, local flag
7. Various of UN vehicles driving through, mixed patrol team on alert
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amar Kiwan, local resident:
"The Lebanese army is patrolling nearby. This is our country, our land. So there is nothing to fear, because we don’t deliberately provoke conflict. So life is normal here."
9. Various of border fences, soldiers, UN vehicle, UN flag
Frictions are flaring up at the border between Israel and Lebanon following the two countries’ latest confrontations at the United Nations.
Israel announced in December last year that its military destroyed a number of newly-found Hezbollah cross-border tunnels, sending officials to brief the UN on its operations in recent weeks.
Early in January, Lebanon filed a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council, accusing the latter of constructing an “illegal fence” in the disputed region along the two countries’ border.
The diplomatic tussle between the two countries has resulted in heavy security presence in Lebanon’s border region, where a total of 40 checkpoints have been set up to prevent non-locals without permits from entering.
Along Lebanon’s border with Israel, authorized foreign media organizations are allowed to film only within a limited area designated by the Lebanese security forces in the town called Adaisseh.
Adaisseh is the nearest Lebanese town to the Blue Line, a border demarcation made by the UN in June 2000.
The town experienced the worst armed clashes between the two countries’ border forces since the end of the 2006 Lebanon War.
Gigantic portraits of Lebanese soldiers and political figures can be seen everywhere along the roads in the town, reflecting the complicated factional identities of the political powers controlling the town.
Military vehicles carrying patrol teams mixing UN peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers were seen combing the streets while armored vehicles were parked every 500 meters along the border fence.
However, locals seem to have already got used to the intense scenario.
"The Lebanese army is patrolling nearby. This is our country, our land. So there is nothing to fear, because we don’t deliberately provoke conflict. So life is normal here," said Amar Kiwan, a local resident.
Lebanon-Border Friction
Dateline : Recent
Location : Lebanon
Duration : 1'44
Adaisseh, Lebanon - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of press car driving down roads of Lebanese border town
2. Various of border fence, sign reading "I love Odaisseh (Adaisseh)" in English
3. Various of portraits on wall, border fence, wire mesh
4. Press car driving along border fence
5. Various of portraits on wall
6. Lebanese national flag, local flag
7. Various of UN vehicles driving through, mixed patrol team on alert
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amar Kiwan, local resident:
"The Lebanese army is patrolling nearby. This is our country, our land. So there is nothing to fear, because we don’t deliberately provoke conflict. So life is normal here."
9. Various of border fences, soldiers, UN vehicle, UN flag
Frictions are flaring up at the border between Israel and Lebanon following the two countries’ latest confrontations at the United Nations.
Israel announced in December last year that its military destroyed a number of newly-found Hezbollah cross-border tunnels, sending officials to brief the UN on its operations in recent weeks.
Early in January, Lebanon filed a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council, accusing the latter of constructing an “illegal fence” in the disputed region along the two countries’ border.
The diplomatic tussle between the two countries has resulted in heavy security presence in Lebanon’s border region, where a total of 40 checkpoints have been set up to prevent non-locals without permits from entering.
Along Lebanon’s border with Israel, authorized foreign media organizations are allowed to film only within a limited area designated by the Lebanese security forces in the town called Adaisseh.
Adaisseh is the nearest Lebanese town to the Blue Line, a border demarcation made by the UN in June 2000.
The town experienced the worst armed clashes between the two countries’ border forces since the end of the 2006 Lebanon War.
Gigantic portraits of Lebanese soldiers and political figures can be seen everywhere along the roads in the town, reflecting the complicated factional identities of the political powers controlling the town.
Military vehicles carrying patrol teams mixing UN peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers were seen combing the streets while armored vehicles were parked every 500 meters along the border fence.
However, locals seem to have already got used to the intense scenario.
"The Lebanese army is patrolling nearby. This is our country, our land. So there is nothing to fear, because we don’t deliberately provoke conflict. So life is normal here," said Amar Kiwan, a local resident.
ID : 8101312
Published : 2019-01-22 14:48
Last Modified : 2019-01-22 19:19:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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