Lebanon travel then to Israel by car from Lebanon

Welcome to the Travel Forum. Our "Israel specialist", Chani, is currently traveling in France, so she may not see this question. Perhaps there are others here who can answer your question, or Chani has been checking in here on her trip, so who knows, she may see your post.

I was once near the Israeli-Lebanon border but stayed on the Israeli side.

Edit: When I wrote the above I hadn't seen the 1st post, looks like you may have your answer.

I read from many sources that you can cross the border... And Kent may you please refer this comment to your friend it would help a lot and thanks everyone else for responding!

Yes, I'll try to contact Chani but she's currently having fun in the South of France, so we'll see.

OP: In the early 1990's I was at Yom HaShoah and attended the Holocaust Remembrance Day speech by the Israeli President. The location is of course close to the Lebanon border. All Israeli male attendees carried weapons that night, those not in uniform carried handguns tucked into their jeans; and the Israeli Defense Force conducted extensive security of the perimeter of the amphitheatre where the speech was given. It was a memorable night, including the lighting of the Hebrew letters symbolizing the event.

I don't think anything has changed in the 10 years since I traveled in this part of the world (2008). I don't believe the border is open between Israel and Lebanon. When I did this, I traveled from Beirut to Damascus, Damascus to Amman then onto Madaba, Petra, Wadi Rum and into Israel at Eilat. If trying overland, you will need to travel through Syria and Jordan to get to Israel or as suggested, fly through a 3rd country.

The border between Lebanon and Israel and the border between Syria and Israel is closed to tourists. Only those on U.N. official business can apply to cross.

Secondly, I doubt any rental car company would allow you to take a car between those two countries.

Your best bet would be to fly from Beirut to either Amman or Cairo and proceed from there.

Be prepared for a lengthly discussion at the border when trying to enter Israel with a Lebanese stamp.

The Israelis, by the way, no longer stamp passports. They give you a separate card with your visitors visa.

Lol, so I guess the answer is you can't unfortunately :( Thanks everyone, but the problem with flying from Beirut to Amman is that it is expensive, or at least i think it is. So do you guys have a cheaper and efficient way to visit Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel?