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| September 1992 South Lebanon clashes | |||||||
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| Part of theSouth Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) | |||||||
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| 9 killed, including 1UNIFIL peacekeeper 1UNIFIL peacekeeper injured | |||||||
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On the 30th of September 1992, a series ofclashes in South Lebanon betweenHezbollah and theSouth Lebanon Army killed 9 people, including oneUNIFIL peacekeeper.[1]
During theLebanese Civil War,Hezbollah was among several militant groups formed in response to theIsraeli invasion of southern Lebanon. Though chiefly funded byIran, and laterSyria, Hezbollah was believed to be receiving refuge fromLebanon.
When theTaif Agreement was created, it amended the Lebanese constitution to end the civil war, and disband all Lebanese militias. Argument then arose over whether Hezbollah's existence in Lebanon displayed a failure of the government, a blind eye, or clandestine support. Hezbollah launched a public relations campaign, political statements and a political program. As a result, the Lebanese government classified Hezbollah's military wing, the "Islamic Resistance" as a resistance movement and not as a militia. Thus, the organization was exempted from disbanding and disarming.[3]
The Taif accord asked for an Israeli withdrawal based on UN Resolution 425 but explicitly allowed resistance against the Israeli occupation "by all means", including militarily. Hezbollah stated that it would continue to oppose Israeli occupation as a "resistance group", since they were actually protected by the agreement.Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah secretary general, also declared that while the Taif Agreement was a cessation of the Lebanese Civil War, Hezbollah had never involved itself in that war, and only existed to fight the foreign troops stationed in the country.[citation needed]
Lebanese security officials and the Israeli military said the clashes took place on September 30, 1992, when guerrillas ofHezbollah attacked positions held by the pro-Israeli and IDF-backed militia, theSouth Lebanon Army.[1]
The United Nations spokesman, Timor Goksel, said the fighting spread over a wide area east ofTyre.United Nations peacekeepers were also attacked, when they refused to allowHezbollah gunmen through their checkpoint, he said.[1] The attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the checkpoint, killing oneIrish peacekeeper and wounding another, he said.[1]
The Islamic Resistance Movement led byHezbollah said in a communique released here that its forces attacked a South Lebanon Army position early on September 30 in the Israeli-occupied security zone. TheSouth Lebanon Army said in a statement that its soldiers repelled the attack.[1]
On the 30 of September 1992, clashes inSouth Lebanon betweenHezbollah and theSouth Lebanon Army Killed 9 people, including oneUNIFIL peacekeeper.[1]
In late June 1993,Hezbollah launched rockets at anIsraeli village, and the following month attacks by both Hezbollah and thePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command killed fiveIsrael Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers inside the southern Lebanese occupied territory. These actions are generally considered to have been the catalyst forOperation Accountability.[4]