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13 June 1978

●Handover of the border strip to Saad Haddad's militia

South Lebanon#Israel–Lebanon
PartiesIsrael / IDFSLA (Haddad / Lahad)United Nations / UNIFIL

On 13 June 1978 Israel completed its withdrawal from the South but handed the border strip to the collaborator Saad Haddad's militia instead of UNIFIL; so the "security belt" was born, lasting until 2000.

▲ Israel's "Good Fence" policy opens the border to southern villagersThe "State of Free Lebanon" ▼
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