A history of Israel’s invasions of Lebanon

A history of Israel’s invasions of Lebanon Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 11:26 Israel invaded Lebanon on multiple occasions since 1948 and, most recently, has declared plans to reoccupy large areas of its south Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon points to a map of Lebanon during a press briefing on the military operation against Lebanon at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, 11 June 1982 (AFP/GPO) Off Last week, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a speech that he was prepared to go “wherever necessary” to end Israel 's occupation of south Lebanon. The Lebanese government had “reclaimed Lebanon and Lebanon’s decision-making power for the first time” in nearly half a century, he added. A day earlier, US President Donald Trump suggested he might invite Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House to consolidate a 10-day ceasefire he brokered between the two countries.