Israel has been occupying the Shebaa farms whih is Lebanese territory for years. Israel has also used its armed forces to kidnap,kill and intimidate Lebanese people for decades.

It never completely withdrew from Lebanese territory after the 1982 invasion but did leave the gift hundreds of thousands of landmines which have killed and maimed civilians for years.It also refused to hand over the maps that show where these landmines have been laid.

Last month it used cluster bombs in huge amounts on towns and villages across Southern Lebanon.The victims of these vicious weapons have been mainly children.

However,in the villages close to the border, Hezbollah aided by thousands of ordinary Lebanese residents fought the Israelis to a standstill forcing them to withdraw.
The ceasefire also meant that Lebanese refugees were able to pour back into the south before the Israelis were able to establish themselves close to the Litani river.
The Israelis may yet go back for more but the Lebanese resistance won this round.

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