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UNIFIL: IDF informed us of maintenance work near border

By JPOST.COM STAFF

AUGUST 4, 2010 07:44

A UNIFIL official in southern Lebanon confirmed Wednesday that the IDF informed the organization of its intention to conduct routine maintenance work Tuesday in the area between Israel's border fence and the international border where Lebanese Army forces opened fire on IDF soldiers, killing Lt.-Col. (res) Dov Harari, Army Radio reported.

"I can confirm that we received notification from the IDF about the work and we passed the information on to the Lebanese Army," said the Hungarian diplomat who is part of the UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon.

He added that a UNIFIL technical team will investigate Wednesday where the IDF forces were exactly in relation to the border.

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