Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News The law grants amnesty to Lebanese civilians without military backgrounds who fled to Israel after the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. 'Lebanon does not abandon its children,' said a lawmaker who pushed for the provisionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeRawan Suleiman06:55 PM • August 12 2026 IDTLebanon's parliament on Wednesday approved a new law that grants amnesty to families of South Lebanon Army members who fled to Israel after it withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, after helping it fight Hezbollah.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFHezbollahHuman rightsDeath Penalty CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMossadLebanonWest BankNetanyahuDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFamilies of Israel-backed Lebanese Militia Members Can Now Return to LebanonSwedish Left Party Faces Scrutiny Over Support Letters to Palestinian TerroristsIDF: Remains of Israeli Soldier Killed in 1948 Located in Haifa CemeteryColombia Faces Middle East Backlash Over Golan Heights RecognitionIsraelis Don't Dance to Forget What They've Committed. Sometimes They Just DanceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls