Blue Line | 11 Mar 2024

Source: FT

Recently, the borders between Israel and Lebanon have been under intensified attack by Hezbollah.

• The border between Israel and Lebanon, known as the "Blue Line," was set by the United Nations in 2000 after Israel withdrew its military from southern Lebanon.
  • It's not an official international border but a demarcation line.
• Originally, it was the boundary established by Britain and France in the 1920s, between Lebanon, Syria and Palestine.
• Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon. It emerged in the 1980s as a response to the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon. It is also designated as a terrorist organisation by several countries, including the United States and Israel.

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