Lebanon hostage crisis 1991, Hezbollah had released the last hostage in return for Israel's release of imprisoned Shi'ites. Lebanon hostage crisis The Lebanon hostage crisis was the kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992, when the Lebanese Civil War was at its height. The hostages were mostly Americans and Western Europeans, but 21 national origins were represented. At least eight hostages died in captivity; some were murdered, while others died from lack of adequate medical attention to illnesses. Those taking responsibility for the kidnapping used different names, but the testimony of former hostages indicates that almost all the kidnappings
People's Movement (Lebanon) of twenty-six. He was a vocal critic of Rafik Hariri and strongly identified with the policies of Gamal Nasser. Though Wakim himself strongly believes in sectarianism, his party evolved to bolster a non-sectarian style of government, contrary to the current government in Lebanon. A group of pan-Arab leftists including Wakim established the People's Movement as a result of the growing dissatisfaction with the current Lebanese government and foreign affairs. The People's Movement is notably tied to a political campaign called the "We Want Accountability" campaign. This campaign evolved out of the You Stink campaign in Lebanon, formed to fight the