Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all land border crossings with Syria

Lebanon said it is closing all land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus. The General Security Directorate's decision Friday came hours after an Israeli airstrike damaged the Arida border crossing with Syria in north Lebanon, days after it was reopened. In Jordan, Interior Minister al-Frayeh said the Naseeb border crossing with Syria had been closed because of the security situation on the Syrian side. He spoke after Syrian opposition activists said insurgents had captured the main border crossing with Jordan, forcing the Syrian authorities to leave. Separately, Israel’s military said in a statement it planned to reinforce its forces stationed in the Golan Heights and near the border with Syria.