Fatima Gate, also known as the Good Fence

Good Fence

The Good Fence is a popular term for Israel's northern border with Lebanon during the period following the Lebanese Civil War and the 1978 South Lebanon conflict during which southern Lebanon was controlled by the Maronite Christians and the South Lebanon Army, friendly to Israel.From the 1948...

 Crossing, is a former border crossing between Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 and Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. On the Lebanese side, it is close to the village of Kfar Kila

Kfar Kila

KafarKila is a small village in Southern Lebanon.Kafarkila name comes from 'Kfar' and 'Kila' meaning the Bride Village....

 and on the Israeli side, it is west of Metula

Metula

Metula is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Metula is located between the sites of the Biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Maacah, and Ijon, bordering Lebanon.-Early history:...

. The crossing has been closed since the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon at the end of the 1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict

1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict

The South Lebanon conflict refers to nearly 20 years of warfare between the Israel Defense Force and its Lebanese proxy militias and Lebanese Muslim guerrillas led by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah within what was defined by Israelis as the "Security Zone" in South Lebanon...

, and since the summer of 2000 has been the site of many anti-Israeli demonstrations and cross-border stone throwing from Lebanon to Israel.

External links

• Jan S. Krogh's Geosite: Israeli-Lebanese border with photos from the Fatima Gate