* Unilateral withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon
* Hezbollah establishes itself in the former Security Zone as Israel withdrew
* The dissolution of the Lebanese National Resistance Front
* The collapse and surrender of the South Lebanon Army after the Israeli withdrawal
* Reduced significance of other militant forces, including PLO
* Failure to end the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, which continued in a new phase , ultimately culminating with the outbreak of the 2006 Lebanon War