Lebanese army on Friday stressed that the security wall being built around a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon is aimed at preventing terrorists from infiltrating the country.

“It’s merely a protective fence in some sectors that don’t oversee residential areas. The military command affirms that there is no decision to erect such a wall between the camp and its surroundings,” the army said in a statement.

Camp entrances will remain open, but the wall will close tunnels that Ain al-Hilweh residents use to access nearby agricultural fields, the statement said.

Meanwhile, the statement noted that army Intelligence officials and senior Palestinian faction officials had “previously agreed on the matter.”

Source: NNA