Among them is Adib Farha, a businessman and aspiring independent politician. He comes from Marjayoun, the biggest town in the occupied zone. The people still living there don't see any hope or future for themselves. They're second-class citizens in their own country. Mr. Farha is one of the many Lebanese who support the campaign by the guerrillas in the south, even while disagreeing with many elements of their ideology.
Many observers believe the guerrillas are also succeeding in changing the military balance.
These are concealed in the rubbish left on the verge of every Lebanese road, or sometimes inside imitation rocks made of fibreglass. The bombs are detonated by remote control, either by wire or by radio. These have proved lethally effective. More than 20 Israeli soldiers were killed in 1998, most of them by roadside bombs. But they maintain that the Lebanese forces lose three, four or even five guerillas for every Israeli soldier killed.