Fatima Gate, also known as the
Good Fence
The Good Fence (, romanized: ''HaGader HaTova,'' , romanized: ''Alsiyaj Aljayid'') was a term that referred to Israel's mountainous 80-mile northern border with Lebanon during the period following the 1978 South Lebanon conflict (during Lebanese ...
Crossing, is a former border crossing between
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. On the Lebanese side, it is close to the village of
Kfar Kila and on the Israeli side, it is west of
Metula
Metula ( he, מְטֻלָּה) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Metula is located next to the northern border with Lebanon. In it had a population of . Metula is the northernmost town in Israel.
History Bronze and Iron Age
Metu ...
. The crossing has been closed since the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon at the end of the
1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict, 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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