Hezbollah and Israel carry out German-mediated prisoner exchange

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...

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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported UNIFIL confirmation that Israel had withdrawn in accordance with Security Council Resolution 425.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

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...

A large Beirut demonstration organised by Hezbollah and allies thanked Syria for its role in Lebanon and defended the resistance narrative amid growing calls for Syrian withdrawal. It showed...

Hundreds of thousands assembled in central Beirut demanding withdrawal of Syrian troops and investigation of Hariri’s assassination. The mobilisation crystallised the March 14 political current,...

Syria informed the UN that its troops and intelligence apparatus had withdrawn from Lebanon. The UN initially reserved verification. The withdrawal transformed Lebanese politics and the regional...