Lebanese civilians enter villages as occupation positions collapse

Israel announced conditional acceptance of UN Security Council Resolution 425, linking withdrawal to security assurances. Lebanese authorities rejected conditions they considered incompatible with...

The Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army began withdrawing from the Jezzine area. Local populations faced uncertainty about security and governance. Resistance pressure was a factor in the wider...

Contemporary chronologies date the SLA departure from Jezzine to early June. The withdrawal reduced the extent of the Israeli-allied security apparatus and was interpreted by resistance supporters...

Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy informed the UN Secretary-General that Israeli forces would leave Lebanon by July 2000. The announcement was a diplomatic milestone following years of armed...

According to the UN Secretary-General, Israeli forces and the de facto forces began vacating positions on 16 May, earlier than anticipated, amid exchanges of fire. Lebanese resistance groups viewed...

Local inhabitants opened the Khiam prison, which had been operated by the Israeli-allied security apparatus, and freed detainees. The prison had become a symbol of detention and alleged abuse under...

By 24 May, Israeli and allied forces appeared to have vacated almost all positions in Lebanon, according to the UN. The South Lebanon Army disintegrated, with some members fleeing into Israel and...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported UNIFIL confirmation that Israel had withdrawn in accordance with Security Council Resolution 425. The UN withdrawal line (Blue Line) was for verification,...

Hezbollah attacked an Israeli patrol near the Shebaa area, capturing three soldiers. The group presented the action as leverage for Lebanese prisoners and resistance to continued occupation of...

Israel released hundreds of detainees, including 400 Palestinians and Lebanese prisoners, and transferred remains in exchange for Israeli businessman Elhanan Tannenbaum and the bodies of three...