Lebanese News
in Pictures.
Pictures of events in Lebanon in November 1998.
For photographs of the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon click here.
Black smoke rises from the Maltese- flagged fuel tanker Giovanna after the vessel caught fire in the port of Beirut on November 1. A Dutch sailor was slightly injured in the fire, which started when fuel from the tanker spilled into the water, starting a blaze that sent up huge columns of smoke visible for miles around.
A Lebanese naval fireboat battles a blaze on the Maltese-flagged Giovanna fuel tanker at Beirut's port November 1. The sea caught fire in Beirut's port when fuel from a tanker emptying its hold spilled into the water, starting a blaze that sent up huge columns of smoke visible for miles around.
A Lebanese firefighter pours water on the smoldering remains of the Maltese-flagged Giovanna after the vessel caught fire in a Beirut port November 1. A Dutch sailor was slightly injured when fuel from the tanker spilled into the water while it was emptying its hold, starting a blaze that sent up huge columns of smoke visible for miles around.
A wounded Israeli soldier evacuated from south Lebanon receives medical attention as he arrives at a hospital in Safat November 16. The Israeli army said three of its soldiers were killed and four wounded by a roadside bomb in south Lebanon.
Israelis demonstrate outside the defense ministry in Tel Aviv November 17, demanding the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, after three Israeli soldiers were killed November 16 in a roadside bomb attack. The protest was organized by the Four Mothers Movement, which represents parents with sons serving in Israel's self-declared "security zone" in south Lebanon, where Lebanese guerrillas are waging a fight to oust Israeli occupation forces. Israeli leaders have said they will bring the soldiers home only when the Lebanese government demonstrates it can take control of security in the area and prevent guerrilla attacks on Israel's northern border.
Outgoing President Elias Harwi (R) fixes the band of honor to President Emile Lahoud, who was sworn in November 24, to be Lebanon's first new president since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war. Army commander Lahoud enjoyed both the backing of Syria, the main power broker in Lebanon, and popular support fed by a reputation for honesty.
Israeli soldiers mourn between the flower-covered graves of the Mt. Herzl Military Cemetary during the funeral of their friend 22-year-old Israeli army Lieutenant Uriel Peretz November 26, one of two funerals today for the two soldiers killed by a Hizbollah roadside bomb in south Lebanon last night. The attack, which brought to five the amount of Israeli troops killed in the Jewish state's self-declared security zone in the past 10 days, has rekindled debate in Israel over the military's continued presence in the area.
