The conflict is bound in the political struggle of Iranian leadership against Israel and its declared Expressing_publicly aim to dissolve the Jewish state , with the counter aim Aiming of Israel to prevent Preventing_or_letting nuclear weapons being acquired Getting by the Iranian government and downgrading Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale its allies and proxies such as the Lebanese Hezbollah party .

Lebanese security forces arrested Arrest Sheik Ahmad al-Ghareeb , suspected Suspicion for the two deadly blasts , as he appeared Presence in surveillance video footage at the site of one of the explosions .

Hezbollah demanded Request the release Releasing of Lebanese prisoners held Hold by Israel in exchange Exchange for the release Releasing of the abducted soldiers .

Israel attacked Attack both Hezbollah military targets and Lebanese civilian infrastructure , including Beirut 's Rafic Hariri International Airport .

The conflict Hostile_encounter is believed Statement to have killed Killing between 1,191 and 1,300 Lebanese people , and 165 Israelis .

It severely damaged Damaging Lebanese civil infrastructure , and displaced Change approximately one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis .

It severely damaged Damaging Lebanese civil infrastructure , and displaced Change approximately one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis .

The Lebanese Army began Process_start deploying Arranging in Southern Lebanon on 17 August 2006 .

In the time since the enactment Ratification of UNSCR 1701 both the Lebanese government and UNIFIL have stated Statement that they will not disarm Escaping Hezbollah .

Historical tension between Palestinian refugees and Lebanese factions fomented Convincing the violent Lebanese internal political struggle between many different factions .

Historical tension between Palestinian refugees and Lebanese factions fomented Convincing the violent Lebanese internal political struggle between many different factions .

In light of this , the South Lebanon conflict can be seen Perception_active as a part of the Lebanese Civil War Hostile_encounter .

The creation of the Security Zone in South Lebanon benefited Influence civilian Israelis , although at great cost Cost to Palestinian and Lebanese civilians .

Despite this Israeli success in eradicating PLO bases and its partial withdrawal in 1985 , the Israeli invasion Attack increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the severity of conflict Hostile_encounter with local Lebanese militias and resulted in Causation the consolidation of several local Shia Muslim movements in Lebanon , including Hezbollah and Amal , from a previously unorganized Destroying guerrilla movement in the south .

The Lebanese government and Hezbollah still consider Influence the withdrawal Escaping incomplete until Israel withdraws Escaping from Shebaa Farms .

In March and early April 2013 , the Lebanese Hezbollah militia moved Motion fully into the Homs ' fighting Hostile_encounter , in assistance to the Syrian government forces .

The Lebanese Civil War Military_operation ( – `` Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah '' ) was a multifaceted civil war Military_operation in Lebanon , lasting from 1975 to 1990 and resulting in Causation an estimated 120,000 fatalities .

Fighting Hostile_encounter between Maronite and Palestinian forces ( mainly from the Palestine Liberation Organization ) began Process_start in 1975 , then Leftist , pan-Arabist and Muslim Lebanese groups formed Coming_to_be an alliance with the Palestinians .

In the Lebanese political system , parliament elects Change_of_leadership the president .

On 19 October 2012 , Wissam al-Hassan , a brigadier general of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces ( ISF ) and the head of its intelligence-oriented information branch , died Death along with several others killed Killing by a car bomb in the Achrafieh district of Beirut .

A high-ranking IDF officer was killed Killing and another wounded Bodily_harm , when LAF snipers opened Action fire on an Israeli observation Perception_active post after receiving Receiving authorization from senior Lebanese commanders .

IDF soldiers returned fire and responded Response with artillery shelling Attack and airstrikes Attack on Lebanese positions , killing Killing two Lebanese soldiers and Al Akhbar correspondent Assaf Abu Rahhal .

IDF soldiers returned fire and responded Response with artillery shelling Attack and airstrikes Attack on Lebanese positions , killing Killing two Lebanese soldiers and Al Akhbar correspondent Assaf Abu Rahhal .

The Lebanese Army asserted Statement that it opened Action fire on Israeli soldiers to contravene the attempt of Israelis to intrude Causation through the border of Lebanon in violation of the internationally recognized border between Israel and Lebanon .

Lebanon 's Information Minister later stated Statement that `` the Blue Line is not the international border and there are areas south of the Blue Line that are Lebanese territory . ''

The Safra massacre , or the Day of the Long Knives , occurred Coming_to_be in the coastal town of Safra ( north of Beirut ) on 7 July 1980 , during the Lebanese civil war , as part of Bashir Gemayel 's effort to consolidate all the Christian fighters under his leadership in the Lebanese Forces .

The Safra massacre , or the Day of the Long Knives , occurred Coming_to_be in the coastal town of Safra ( north of Beirut ) on 7 July 1980 , during the Lebanese civil war , as part of Bashir Gemayel 's effort to consolidate all the Christian fighters under his leadership in the Lebanese Forces .

It is estimated that more than 300 civilians were murdered Committing_crime in what was the first Ethnic cleansing Emptying of the Lebanese Civil War .

The Nag Hammadi massacre Killing gained Getting widespread Dispersal international attention , and was condemned Judgment_communication by Pope Benedict XVI , Lebanese MP Nadim Gemayel , Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini , and Canadian foreign minister Lawrence Cannon .

Another five soldiers were killed Killing inside Lebanese territory in a failed rescue Rescuing attempt .

Hezbollah demanded Request the release of Lebanese prisoners held Conquering by Israel in exchange for the release of the captured soldiers .

The demonstrators demanded Request the end of the Syrian influence in Lebanese politics .

( For background information on Syria 's involvement in Lebanese politics , see Perception_active the articles Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War . )

( For background information on Syria 's involvement in Lebanese politics , see Perception_active the articles Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War . )

According to Alain Menargues , the direct perpetrators of the killings Killing were the `` Young Men '' , a gang recruited by Elie Hobeika , a prominent figure in the Phalanges , the Lebanese Forces intelligence chief and liaison officer with Mossad , from men who had been expelled Removing from the Lebanese Forces for insubordination or criminal activities .

According to Alain Menargues , the direct perpetrators of the killings Killing were the `` Young Men '' , a gang recruited by Elie Hobeika , a prominent figure in the Phalanges , the Lebanese Forces intelligence chief and liaison officer with Mossad , from men who had been expelled Removing from the Lebanese Forces for insubordination or criminal activities .

Hobeika 's family and fiancée had been murdered Killing by Palestinian militiamen , and their Lebanese allies , at the Damour massacre Killing of 1976 , itself a response Response to the 1976 Karantina massacre Killing of Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims at the hands of Christian militants .

Hobeika 's family and fiancée had been murdered Killing by Palestinian militiamen , and their Lebanese allies , at the Damour massacre Killing of 1976 , itself a response Response to the 1976 Karantina massacre Killing of Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims at the hands of Christian militants .