●Israel's "Good Fence" policy opens the border to southern villagers

In mid-July 1976 Israel launched the "Good Fence" policy by opening crossings at Rmeish and Kfar Kila and then the Fatima Gate: free treatment in the hospitals of Galilee, work permits in Israel from 1977, and the export of the villages' produce through Haifa. This coincided with support for the collaborator Saad Haddad's militia in training, arms and money, so the "Good Fence" became the entry point for building a belt of Israeli influence in the border strip before its occupation in 1978.

Note: Dealing with the enemy is a crime under the Lebanese penal code and the Israel Boycott Law (1955). It is more dangerous to the state than direct occupation because it splits the army itself, as officers and men broke away from it, and creates an alternative local "legitimacy" that is hard to dismantle even after withdrawal.