2/11/2024 0 Comments Farms tank battle syria israel mapIsrael has occupied the Shebaa farms since 1967, along with the Syrian Golan Heights. The village of Shebaa itself is undisputedly Lebanese, but it remains unclear whether the 14 farms that span an area roughly 14 kilometres in length and 2 kilometres in width, are Lebanese or Syrian. The Shebaa farms are located in the South of Lebanon, close to the Hermon mountain range, in a highly volatile region where Israeli, Syrian and Lebanese borders meet. A final settlement is, it seems, unlikely before there is a wider agreement to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel, and others including the UN, disagree over the true ownership.īut the controversy over a small strip of land just 28 square kilometres in size that houses just over a dozen abandoned farms raises and fades but continues to endure. Hezbollah says it must continue to carry arms to complete the total liberation of Lebanese lands from their archival to the south. Those in Beirut says the area is Lebanese territory occupied by Israel. For two decades, the Shebaa farms have been the epicentre of region influencing conflict, remained part of the reason Hezbollah says it cannot disarm and given Lebanese politicians of all stripes – but particularly from the Iran-backed paramilitary group – the opportunity to burnish their nationalist credentials.
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