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Israeli forces raid Beirut international airport
📅 28 December 1968Israeli commandos raided Beirut airport and destroyed civilian aircraft. Israel described the raid as retaliation for attacks on its civil aviation; Lebanon rejected responsibility for the earlier...
UN Security Council condemns Israeli Beirut airport raid
📅 31 December 1968The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 262, condemning Israel’s premeditated military action against Beirut civil international airport and stating Lebanon was entitled to appropriate...
Lebanon and Israel sign the May 17 Agreement
📅 17 May 1983The agreement provided for withdrawal arrangements and bilateral security measures. Lebanese and Syrian opponents argued that the accord compromised sovereignty while Israeli and US officials framed...
Lebanon requests extension of UNIFIL amid continuing resistance attacks
📅 19 January 1989Lebanon requested renewal of the UN peacekeeping mandate. UN records describe armed resistance operations against IDF/SLA positions, Israeli and SLA retaliatory or unprovoked fire, and threats to...
UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1052
📅 18 April 1996The Security Council called for an immediate cessation of hostilities by all parties and for protection of civilians and UNIFIL. The resolution formed part of international diplomatic pressure to stop...
Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire Understanding announced
📅 26 April 1996A US-mediated understanding prohibited armed groups in Lebanon from attacking Israel and prohibited Israeli and allied forces from firing at civilians or civilian targets in Lebanon. It established...
April 1996 ceasefire understanding takes effect
📅 27 April 1996The understanding announced the previous day entered into force at 04:00. Its restrictions on attacks on civilians and civilian areas and the planned monitoring mechanism marked a negotiated pause,...
Lebanon deposits maritime coordinates with UN
📅 31 October 2022The UN law-of-the-sea records show Lebanon deposited a list of geographical coordinates transmitted by its foreign minister in connection with the maritime delimitation.
Lebanon submits communication concerning maritime agreement
📅 11 July 2023UN Treaty records register a communication by Lebanon relating to the 2022 maritime agreement. This is a later treaty-record development, not a separate armed resistance action.
Cessation of hostilities takes effect
📅 27 November 2024A cessation of hostilities took effect at 04:00 local time. The agreement envisaged restrictions on attacks, Lebanese army deployment and Israeli withdrawal, while implementation remained contested.
Lebanon asks UN to reconsider UNIFIL termination
📅 26 August 2026Lebanon sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General warning that ending UNIFIL could leave a security vacuum and requesting reconsideration of a limited extension.
UNIFIL patrol comes under fire near Wadi Jilu in southern Lebanon
📅 10 November 2026UNIFIL said that a routine patrol near Wadi Jilu came under about a dozen rounds of fire on the evening of 10 November. The patrol identified a muzzle flash and returned fire; the shooting then...