In Jan'93 , Israel deported 415 Palestinian mento a buffer zone in southern Lebanon on Dec. 17, 1992. This occurred during Israel's peace talks with Arab states and led to a temporary breakdown in the negotiations.

Southern Lebanon had frequently been a staging area for attacks on Israel's northern settlements. The deported Palestinians were said by Israeli authorities to be active members of the militant Islamic resistance movement known as Hamas. Late in January, Israel's High Court ruled that the deportation was legal. The government of Israel nevertheless announced that all the deportee would be allowed to return home within a year.