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Israel withdrew its armed forces from southern Lebanon in 2000 after a 22-year military presence there. Since that time, Hezbollah has continued to launch rockets at towns in northern Israel...
...conflict between Israel and Lebanon began Wednesday when Hezbollah, the militant Shiite group that operates out of southern Lebanon, crossed into Israel and attacked an Israeli military patrol, taking two soldiers as prisoners. Israel retaliated by launching major air strikes...
Despite the turmoil in Lebanon, El-Zaatari said that he has "chosen to stay with my family"—he returned to his hometown of Sidon, from Beirut earlier this week. Since he is "far from any zones where major bombing has been taking place" and travel on major roads has been dangerous for the last few days, he said, staying put "is the safest option...
Travel to Lebanon and other places in the Middle East has been a contentious issue at Harvard in the past...
...under pressure from students and faculty, the College scaled back this policy last year, lifting the restrictions on Lebanon, Israel, Iran, and nine other countries. The College did, however, maintain its restrictions on travel to countries with the strongest State Department warnings, including Haiti, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. —Staff writer Pierpaolo Barbieri can be reached at barbier@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Paras D. Bhayani can be reached at pbhayani@fas.harvard.edu...