Abbasiyeh Residents Remove Barbed Wire Set By “Israeli” Troops

Abbasiyeh residents on Friday removed the barbed wire set up by "Israel" 3 days ago near the Blue Line and hoisted Lebanese flags at the electronic gate amid deployment of "Israeli" troops on the side of the border.

The residents were led by MP Qassem Hashem, the National News Agency said. Around ten "Israeli" army vehicles and more than 50 soldiers went on alert under the gaze of the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers, it added.

Voice of Lebanon radio said, however, that the "Israeli" troops removed the flags after the protestors left the area.

Hashem, who held a press conference at the area, said: "This is Lebanese land. We neither recognize Blue Lines nor Red Lines on the Ghajar-Abbasiyeh-Shebaa farms-Kfarshouba hills axis."

He warned that the residents will repeat their action if "Israel" sets up barbed wires "because neither the international community nor international resolutions are bringing back our rights."