01-08-2025
Monkeys cross from Israel into southern Lebanese town exposing border vulnerabilities
RAMIEH: In a scene more befitting a nature documentary than a border incident, residents of the southern Lebanese town of Ramieh reported an unusual intrusion Thursday: a group of monkeys crossing in from the Israeli side.
According to the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA), the primates were seen roaming the outskirts of the village in what is being viewed as the latest — and perhaps most bizarre — breach along the fragile Lebanese-Israeli border.
This primate incursion follows a separate incident just weeks ago, when a herd of Israeli cattle wandered into Ramieh and neighboring Aita Al-Shaab, reportedly exploiting gaps in the fence separating the two countries.
Local sources told NNA that these repeated animal crossings are the result of structural openings in the Israeli border barrier, which have allegedly been created — and at times used — by the Israeli army for nightime incursions into Lebanese territory.
