Rosh HaNikra Crossing

Rosh Hanikra Crossing/Ras Al Naqoura Crossing
Rosh Hanikra Crossing/Ras Al Naqoura Crossing
	Israeli side of crossing
Crosses	Border between Israel and Lebanon
Locale	Rosh HaNikra, Israel; Naqoura, Lebanon
Maintained by	UNIFIL

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Rosh Hanikra Crossing (Hebrew: מעבר ראש הנקרה‎) (known in Lebanon and to the United Nations as Ras Al Naqoura Crossing) is an international border crossing between Naqoura, Lebanon and Rosh HaNikra, Israel. The terminal is operated solely by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and IDF and does not allow for the passage of regular tourists/visitors.

Use

The crossing has been used twice during the summation of negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah. On 16 July 2008 it was used by Israel to send Samir Kuntar back to Lebanon and for Hezbollah to return the bodies of Israeli soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser.

After the release of passengers and crew from the Gaza Flotilla Raid, Israel deported four Lebanese activists via the crossing on 3 June 2010. Abbas Nasser, Hussein Shukur, Andre Abi Khalil and Hani Suleiman crossed the border at about 10.30 pm where they were met by a huge crowd, waving the Lebanese, Palestinian and Turkish flags and throwing rice and flowers.^[1]