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[40] [41] The border between Israel and Lebanon was at this time was nicknamed the Good Fence. Fearing loss of commercial access to the port of Beirut, in June 1976 Syria intervened in the civil war to support the Maronite dominated government, [42] and by October had 40,000 troops stationed within Lebanon. Map showing power balance in Lebanon ...
In southern Lebanon, Israel's white phosphorus bombs have destroyed over 4.5 million square meters of forest with economic loses being valued at nearly US$20 million. [457] The American University of Beirut estimated use of white phosphorus has led to more than 134 forest fires as of June 2024 burning 1,500 hectares of land. [299]
Levant is a term that refers to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of West Asia and core territory of the political term Middle East. It has different meanings and usages in history, geography, culture, and religion, and derives from the Italian word for "rising".
Jordan is a West Asian country that borders Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Palestinian territory of the West Bank. It has a diverse geography, including a plateau, a rift valley, mountains, deserts and a coastline on the Red Sea.
The Southern Levant is a geographical region in Southwestern Asia, covering modern-day Israel, Palestine, Jordan and sometimes Lebanon, Syria and Sinai. It has a rich history and archaeology, dating back to the Stone Age and the Fertile Crescent, and is home to the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.
Israel tells civilians to evacuate as it launches ‘extensive’ strikes across Lebanon Smoke billows over the southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes as seen from the city of Tyre on Sept ...
Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and representatives of the Palestinians continued negotiating until the Oslo interim peace accords were concluded between Israel and the Palestinians in September 1993 and Jordan and Israel signed an agreement in October 1994. In March 1996, Syria and Israel held another round of Madrid talks; the Lebanon track did not ...
The Blue Line is a temporary line drawn by the UN in 2000 to determine whether Israel had fully withdrawn from Lebanon. It is the subject of a border dispute between Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah, and has been partially replaced by a concrete barrier.