1.   The process thus far could be characterized by an old Korean saying to the effect that beyond the mountains lie more mountains.

2.   Rough, arid mountains lie behind them, lit by slanting rays of what appears either early morning or late afternoon sun.

3.   The mountain lies in an area that faces the Israeli-occupied zone of southern Lebanon and is a stronghold of Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.

4.   The most accepted theory today is that billions of years ago, the mountains probably lay under the sea.