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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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