The Israeli Army detains an unarmed man who crossed the border from Lebanon

13 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Israeli Army has announced this Thursday the arrest of an unarmed man who crossed the border from Lebanon and has indicated that the incident is being investigated, amid the rise in tensions in the area in recent weeks, including the launching of projectiles. on April 6 against Israeli territory.

“Army soldiers detained last night (Wednesday) a suspect who crossed the border near Rosh Hankara,” the Army said in a message on its Twitter account. Thus, he has detailed that he “has been handed over to continue the investigations.”

The Army has stressed that “it will continue to act to prevent any attempt to cross the border and violate Israeli sovereignty”, without the Lebanese authorities having ruled on the matter.

The shelling on April 6 took place after the Israeli Police stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque to act against “rioters” who had allegedly entrenched themselves there. The incident sparked widespread condemnation after footage showed policemen beating worshipers seated in the mosque, the third-holiest site for Muslims.

After that, several rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, which led Israel to carry out bombardments against both areas, with no information on casualties.

On the other hand, the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniye, and the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, held a meeting over the weekend in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to discuss the recent intensifying clashes with Israel during the Muslim observance of Ramadan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the Israeli authorities “will not allow” Hamas to entrench positions in Lebanon. “Hamas got the message in Gaza,” he said, before vowing that Israel’s enemies “will face the full might” of the Israeli army if necessary.

Israel and Lebanon are officially at war and have no diplomatic relations. The land border has been the scene of tensions in recent months, partly due to the lack of an agreement for its demarcation, while both countries recently agreed to delimit their maritime border.