History of Islamic Resistance in Lebanon 17

History of Islamic Resistance in Lebanon 17

Following the strengthening of the legitimacy of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance by appearing in the Lebanese parliament in the 1990s, Antoine Lahad’s mercenaries unilaterally withdrew from southern Lebanon on June 3, 1999, at the behest of the Israeli army.
The withdrawal process was such that it affected the Israeli elections as well. Netanyahu’s rival Ehud Barak has announced that he will withdraw the Israeli army from southern Lebanon within a year if he wins the election. But earlier than his election promise, the Israeli army left Lebanon abruptly on May 24, 2000, and suffered a heavy defeat.