Israeli forces leave almost all positions in southern Lebanon

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...

UN reporting describes large crowds of Lebanese, some accompanied by armed elements, entering villages from 21 May as Israeli and allied forces abandoned positions rapidly. The events involved...

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...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported UNIFIL confirmation that Israel had withdrawn in accordance with Security Council Resolution 425.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...

The Security Council called for foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon, all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias to disarm, and Lebanese sovereignty to be strengthened. Hezbollah and allies opposed the...

A bomb killed former prime minister Rafik Hariri and others, triggering major protests and a crisis over Syrian influence. The assassination reshaped the Lebanese political environment in which...