A number of posts unfold on-line previously couple of days claiming that Israel was constructing a concrete wall on Lebanese land. This declare is fake.
The development is happening behind the Blue Line, on their facet.
The misinformation started with a international particular person, Courtney Bonneau, who revealed images on-line together with incorrect claims. Her posts have been then amplified by Beirut Immediately, additional pushing the false information.
Within the images she shared, the concrete wall is visibly located behind present barbed wire, clearly on the Israeli facet, but she nonetheless labeled it in any other case.
In the meantime, Ali Choeib, a reporter with Hezbollah’s Al Manar and the primary to report on the wall’s building on November tenth, confirmed in his protection that the wall is just not being constructed on Lebanese soil.
He additionally shared photographs supporting this (the blue posts point out the place the internationally acknowledged Blue Line is):
It’s necessary to notice that lengthy earlier than the present warfare, numerous limitations already existed alongside the border, relying on the terrain. These included concrete partitions and metallic fencing close to populated areas, and barbed wire or elevated floor in additional rugged sections.
As at all times, we encourage readers to depend on native, trusted reporters who know the terrain, moderately than international people, particularly these with out ties to respected information organizations.
