The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says the Israeli military has constructed walls in Lebanese territory that cross a UN-backed, unofficial “border” between the two countries.

The statement on Friday comes as Israel has carried out near-daily attacks across Lebanon – including in the south of the country, in particular – despite a ceasefire signed a year ago with Lebanese group Hezbollah.

In UNIFIL’s statement, the force said Israel had built “a concrete T-wall” southwest of Yaroun, a town in Lebanon’s southern Nabatieh district.

The wall extends across the so-called Blue Line and has made “more than 4,000 square metres [43,055sq feet] of Lebanese territory inaccessible to the Lebanese people”, it added.

Established in 2000, the Blue Line is a 120km (75-mil

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