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"The army has taken the decision to ban any demonstration south of the Litani and particularly at the border," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The army will not allow anyone to approach the border."
Palestinians in Lebanon and other Arab states neighbouring Israel had said that they planned to march on the Jewish state's borders on Sunday to mark the anniversary, known in Arabic as the "Naqsa" or "setback."
Ahead of Sunday's anniversary, the Israeli army deployed extra troops along the Lebanese border as well as along the ceasefire lines in the occupied Golan Heights. On Thursday, an AFP correspondent in south Lebanon saw Israeli troops putting up new barbed wire along the border, although the Israeli military refused to comment on the reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the army to act firmly but to avoid any bloodshed during any border protests.
"My instructions are clear: to act with restraint but with the determination necessary to protect our borders... and our citizens," he said.