Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak talks with an Israeli soldier who just pulled out of Lebanon on May 24, 2000. Barak met soldiers in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, just across the border from Lebanon. The withdrawal ended an 18-year occupation that was a source of major debate in Israel. Today, Israeli troops are again in southern Lebanon fighting Hezbollah.
Israeli Government Press Office via Getty Images/Alfi Ben Yaakov
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Israeli Government Press Office via Getty Images/Alfi Ben Yaakov
