High tension Friday, June 9 at the border between Lebanon and Israel. The armies of the two countries, technically at war since 1948, faced each other for hours.
Peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, carried out a "massive deployment" to avoid any escalation. The tension reached its peak when a Lebanese soldier pointed an RPG rocket launcher at the turret of a Merkava tank stationed a stone's throw away. The Israeli army fired tear gas at Lebanese protesters who threw stones.