The Israeli army has built advanced intelligence observation points along a concrete wall behind the Blue Line, effectively converting more than 4,000 square meters of Lebanese territory into occupied land, Lebanese sources told Erem News.

The sources said the observation points are equipped with radar cameras and drones capable of detecting underground movements and any Hezbollah activity. The technology, they added, would allow the Israeli military to carry out rapid ground interventions in the event of any escalation.

“They are not just building a defensive barrier,” a source told reporters. “This wall imposes a fait accompli that threatens Lebanon’s sovereignty, undermines the November 27, 2024 ceasefire and UN Security Council Resolution 1701, restricts the movement of 100,000 residents in the south, and blocks access to their agricultural lands.”

Field reports from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed Israel’s construction along the Blue Line, which was established by the UN in 2000 as the withdrawal line for Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. The line stretches roughly 120 kilometers.

UNIFIL noted that the wall crosses the Blue Line in several areas. Israeli radar systems, it said, can now monitor activity up to eight kilometers inside Lebanese territory.

Following UNIFIL’s reports, Lebanese authorities filed an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council, calling the wall a “disguised occupation” and demanding its immediate removal.

Israel, however, denied the allegations, asserting that the wall is part of its South Park project, which has been ongoing since 2022, and maintained that it remains south of the Blue Line.

Observers cited by Erem News noted that Israel has long sought to establish a demilitarized buffer zone along its border with Lebanon. The construction of the concrete wall within Lebanese territory may represent a key step toward that goal, particularly given the current weakness of the Lebanese state.