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Fatima Gate, also known as the Good Fence Crossing, is a former border crossing between Lebanon and Israel. On the Lebanese side, it is close to the village of Kfar Kila, while on the Israeli side, it is west of Metula. The crossing has been closed since the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon at the end of the 1982 - 2000 South Lebanon conflict and since the summer of 2000 has been the site of many anti-Israel demonstrations and cross-border stone throwing. The gate was also where many Palestinian refugees resident in Lebanon rushed towards after the liberation of the south of Lebanon, in order to connect with their families and loved ones who had remained in Israel since 1948.

Fatima Gate is easiest to reach from Naqoura, following the signs to Bent Jbail, Houla, Markaba, Aadaisse and then Kfar Kila.