UNIFIL on maximum alert

The spokesman for UNIFIL in south Lebanon said on Monday that it has been placed on maximum alert. In a statement issued on Monday morning, the spokesman added that UNIFIL is closely monitoring the situation concerning Israeli moves, noting that so far no field changes or developments had taken place.

Meanwhile, the command of the Irish unit working within UNIFIL in south Lebanon has put its troops on full alert. News reports from south Lebanon said the leaders have ordered the building of protection shelters at the unit's centers.

The news reports added that state-run and private schools closed their doors in the villages and towns adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon.