The fact that the zone occupied by Israel in southern Lebanon was considered to be an open-air prison where all aspects of life, including entry into and exit from the zone, were under the full control of the Israeli army and the pro-Israeli militia; The minimal and unreliable postal service that existed before the Israeli occupation had completely disappeared and the telephone system had collapsed such that the only means of communication with the outside world was through expensive, private telephone patching services; Mobile telephones were not allowed in the zone of occupation; Permission to leave or enter the occupied zone was controlled by the local pro-Israeli militia.
b) Les services postaux réduits à leur minimum et peu fiables qui existaient avant l'occupation israélienne avaient complètement disparu et le système téléphonique s'était dégradé au point que le seul moyen de communiquer avec l'extérieur consistait à passer par des services de téléphone privés onéreux;