41.   Israel withdrew most of its forces but maintained its control over the area through a proxy Lebanese militia which it financed and armed.

42.   Israeli forces and Lebanese militia allies occupying a border enclave in southern Lebanon responded with artillery fire, Lebanese security officials and the Israeli army said.

43.   Israel has controlled parts of south Lebanon since, either with its army or through proxy Lebanese militias.

44.   Israeli leaders suggested they were considering a major offensive against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah that fired the rockets from beyond the narrow buffer zone Israel controls in southern Lebanon.

45.   Israeli troops and their Lebanese militia allies responded with artillery barrages on suspected guerrilla hideouts in valleys and Shiite villages facing the security zone.

46.   Israeli troops and their proxy Lebanese militia occupy an enclave in south Lebanon.

47.   Israeli troops and their Lebanese militia allies responded with artillery barrages on suspected guerrilla strongholds nearby.

48.   Israeli troops and their Lebanese militia allies struck back with tank cannon and long-range artillery fire, targeting guerrilla strongholds near Lebanese villages facing the enclave.

49.   Israeli troops are engaged in a war of attrition with Lebanese guerrillas seeking to drive them, along with their Lebanese militia allies, from the occupied zone.

50.   Large parts of southern Lebanon are occupied by Israel and an allied Lebanese militia, Hezbollah and other guerrilla groups are fighting to oust the Israelis.