What Makes Lebanon Skeptical about the Peace

The outlook might not look so dark if it weren't for the unfortunate parallels to the 1978 and 1982 conflicts. In "Operation Litani," Israel moved into Lebanon as far as the Litani River after a Palestine Liberation Organization terrorist attacked killed 37 people in Israel. Estimates at the time said as many as 2,000 Lebanese died before the bulk of Israel's troops withdrew.