IDF troops raising Israeli flag in Lebanon ‘inappropriate,’ State Department says
The State Department said it was inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to raise their flag in southern Lebanon, where the IDF has ordered the evacuation of dozens of villages.
“It’s obviously inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to take that step, and we would look to them to comply with what they have said, which these are limited incursions, not with the goal of holding territory,” spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters last night.
The Israeli flag was planted in Maroun Al-Ras, a village in southern Lebanon. NBC News was able to verify the photos through geolocation of the area.
The United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon said earlier this week that the IDF was operating near one of its outposts in Maroun Al-Ras, adding that the Israeli operations put the security of peacekeepers at risk. Satellite images had confirmed the presence of Israeli tanks.
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