DATE=6/15/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=ISRAEL / LEBANON (S-UPDATE)
NUMBER=2-263521
BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL
DATELINE=JERUSALEM
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: Israeli soldiers have fired warning shots near
a United Nations team trying to map the tense border
with southern Lebanon. As correspondent Meredith Buel
reports from Jerusalem, the incident forced the
suspension of U-N efforts to establish the border.
TEXT: Israeli soldiers manning an observation post on
the Lebanese border fired warning shots at the ground
and over the heads of members of a United Nations team
mapping the international border.
The incident occurred near the Lebanese border village
of Abbassiyeh, when the U-N peacekeepers, Lebanese
army officers and a group of journalists approached a
gate facing the Israeli village of Misgav-Am.
There were no reports of injuries, and the Israeli
army is investigating the incident.
The mapping team suspended efforts to inspect the
border, and U-N officials say they will seek security
guarantees before resuming their work.
The U-N map-makers have almost completed drawing the
international border to determine whether Israel's
withdrawal from south Lebanon last month complies with
U-N resolutions.
The United Nations is planning to deploy more soldiers
along the border, but only after U-N inspectors verify
the withdrawal is complete. (Signed)
NEB/MB/GE/JP
15-Jun-2000 11:59 AM EDT (15-Jun-2000 1559 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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