The Israeli invasion in Lebanon in 1978 had serious consequences for peace and security in the
Middle East. The Lebanon case in which UN was dragged untimely and unprepared in the direction
of American interests in the Middle East in 1978 has been going on for 40 years. Despite all well-
intentioned initiatives of the international community, the operation could not achieve the mandated
tasks given by the Security Council yet. UNIFIL has been stuck to its area of operation, because the
problems between Isra