BEIRUT: Israel is considering responses to the possibility that Lebanon will divert water from the Hasbani River and use a tourism center to launch cross-border attacks, an Israeli daily reported Monday.
The diversion of water is a move that Israel has in the past viewed as a casus belli ? a justification for war ? the Jerusalem Post said.
It said that Israel?s concern also stems from the construction of a large tourism center on the Lebanese side of the river, not far from the Israeli town of Metula.
Israel is concerned about the site?s proximity to the border, particularly in light of a number of near-clashes between Israeli troops and the Lebanese Army, the Post added.
?It has our attention and we are keeping a close eye on what is happening there,? it quoted one officer as saying.
?Our concerns range from the diversion of water to the possibility that the tourism center will be used as cover to launch attacks against Israel.?
Israel has shared its concern with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and plans to raise the issue at one of the upcoming tripartite meetings, the daily said.
?This could become a strategic problem,? another officer said.
Tripartite meetings, convened by UNIFIL in the border town of Naqoura, are held between the multinational peacekeeping force and Lebanese and Israeli military offices.
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