Israel Withdraws from Lebanon: A Step Toward Peace
Israel pulled out of southern Lebanon after 22 years — but kept one small strip. Shebaa Farms. Roughly 25 square kilometers of contested hillside that Hezbollah immediately declared proof the withdrawal wasn't real. Prime Minister Barak had gambled that leaving would quiet the border. It didn't. Hezbollah claimed victory anyway, parading through villages Israeli forces had held since 1978. That tiny exception handed them a justification that outlasted the withdrawal itself. The ceasefire everyone wanted became the argument nobody could end.
June 16, 2000
26 years ago
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