South Lebanon security zone

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The South Lebanon security zone was a strip of territory in southern Lebanon occupied and controlled by Israel and its allied militia from 1985 to 2000, serving as a buffer zone against attacks from Lebanese and Palestinian armed groups.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf militarized buffer zone
occupied territory
administeredBy Israeli military administration
South Lebanon Army civil administration
linked to: South Lebanon Army
aftermath Hezbollah consolidation of control in much of southern Lebanon
verification of Israeli withdrawal by the United Nations
alliedMilitia South Lebanon Army
associatedWith land mines in southern Lebanon
borderedBy Blue Line
Israel
casualtiesInvolved Hezbollah fighters
Israeli soldiers
Lebanese civilians
South Lebanon Army members
linked to: South Lebanon Army
collapseOfAlly South Lebanon Army in 2000
conflict Israeli–Hezbollah conflict
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
controllingForce Israel Defense Forces
South Lebanon Army
country Lebanon
demographicImpact displacement of Lebanese civilians
dissolutionEvent Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000
endDate 2000
establishedDuring Lebanese Civil War
legalStatus considered occupied territory under international law by many states and organizations
locatedInCountry Lebanon
locatedInRegion Southern Lebanon
linked to: southern Lebanon
monitoredBy United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
notableTownInside Bint Jbeil
Hasbaya
Jezzine
Marjayoun
occupyingPower Israel
opposedBy Amal Movement
Hezbollah
Palestinian armed groups
precededBy Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (1982–1985)
purpose to counter Lebanese and Palestinian armed groups
to serve as a buffer zone against attacks on northern Israel
relatedUNResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 425
United Nations Security Council Resolution 426
resultOf 1982 Lebanon War
securityDoctrine Israeli security doctrine of creating buffer zones along borders
startDate 1985
timePeriod late Cold War period
post–Cold War period
withdrawalBy Israel Defense Forces
withdrawalDate May 2000

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Referenced by (3)

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South Lebanon conflict primaryFrontlineArea South Lebanon security zone
South Lebanon Army controlledArea Israeli security zone in South Lebanon
linked to: South Lebanon security zone
IDF Givati Brigade engagedInConflict South Lebanon security zone operations
linked to: South Lebanon security zone