Fatima Gate, also known as the
Good Fence Crossing, is a former border crossing between
Lebanon and
Israel. On the Lebanese side, it is close to the village of
Kfar Kila and on the Israeli side, it is west of
Metula. The crossing has been closed since the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon at the end of the
1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict
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, and since the summer of 2000 has been the site of many anti-Israeli demonstrations and cross-border stone throwing from Lebanon to Israel.
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
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See also
* Blue Line
References
External links
Jan S. Krogh's Geosite: Israeli-Lebanese border with photos from the Fatima Gate
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Hezbollah
Israel–Lebanon border crossings
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