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The Blue Line: A boundary between Israel and Lebanon

Shani Rozanes | Marina Strauss | Annekatrin Utke
January 13, 2025

Lebanon and Israel do not share an official border. Only the UN-designated Blue Line separates them. The decades-long dispute over territory raises the question of whether this fragile frontier can ever lead to lasting peace.

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