Former prime minister Rafik Hariri assassinated in Beirut

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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported UNIFIL confirmation that Israel had withdrawn in accordance with Security Council Resolution 425.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

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 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Syria informed the UN that its troops and intelligence apparatus had withdrawn from Lebanon.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...

The Hezbollah–Amal-backed list won all 23 parliamentary seats contested or allocated in southern Lebanon during this phase of the 2005 election. The result demonstrated electoral support for the...

Hezbollah fighters crossed the Blue Line and attacked an Israeli patrol, capturing two soldiers. The operation was presented as leverage for a prisoner exchange; Israel responded with large-scale...