1983 - 1987

1983, May 17 - Israel and Lebanon sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal, ending hostilities and establishing a security region in southern Lebanon.

1983, October 23 - Twenty-four US marines and 58 French paratroopers are killed in two bomb explosions in Beirut, responsibility for which is claimed by two militant Shiite groups.

1985 - By 6 June most Israeli troops withdraw, but some remain to support the South Lebanon Army (SLA) led by Antoine Lahd, which operates in a "security zone" in southern Lebanon.

1985, June 16 - A TWA plane lands in Beirut after having been hijacked on a flight from Athens to Rome by two alleged members of Hezbollah, demanding the release of Shiites in Israeli jails. The crisis is resolved with the help of Syrian mediation.

1987, May 21 - Lebanon abrogates the 1969 Cairo agreement with the PLO, as well as officially canceling the 17 May 1983 agreement with Israel.

1987, June 1 - After Prime Minister Rashid Karami is killed when a bomb explodes in his helicopter, Salim al-Huss becomes acting prime minister.