In south Lebanon, Israel flag and checkpoint mark start of occupation

NAQURA: On the road to south Lebanon's coastal town of Naqura, an Israeli flag hung over the deep blue sea, a stone's throw away from a metallic grid marking the Israeli-announced "security zone"."Turn around, you don't have permission to pass," an Israeli soldier said through a loudspeaker to a convoy of journalists, including AFP, who joined a Christian NGO on an organised tour of still-inhabited villages in the occupied area.The organisation, which regularly provides aid and support to Christian towns in southern Lebanon, had secured the required permits from United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL).AFP journalists witnessed for the first time - after previously being blocked by fighting - Israeli flags and soldiers on the road leading to Naqura, more than 5km from the last Lebanese army po