{"id":45706,"date":"2024-10-04T11:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/lebanon-syria-crossing-israeli-strike-hits-key-road-near-border-point\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:56:07","slug":"lebanon-syria-crossing-israeli-strike-hits-key-road-near-border-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=45706","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon-Syria crossing: Israeli strike hits key road near border point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Hollingworth stressed that it was essential for other routes leading out of Lebanon &#8211; particularly those in the north &#8211; to remain unhindered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We really would press that they remain open because they will be critical for people to leave, and also for humanitarian commodities to come in,&#8221; he told BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Today programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Masnaa crossing in Lebanon&#8217;s east had been the main path for people to move into Syria, and then onto Jordan and the Gulf States, while in Lebanon the road had also connected west to the capital Beirut on the coast, which has been heavily bombed in recent days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday said it had targeted a site at the border crossing where &#8220;weapons were transferred to Hezbollah&#8221;, and also a 3.5km underground tunnel between Lebanon and Syria, the location of which was not specified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a statement issued before the strike, the IDF said the crossing had become the &#8220;primary border crossing for Hezbollah&#8217;s weapons transfers&#8221; and accused the group of concealing &#8220;smuggling activity among civilian trucks and vehicles&#8221;. 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