(ب) أن خدمات البريد القليلة وغير الموثوق بها التي كانت موجودة قبل الاحتلال الإسرائيلي قد اختفت تماماً كما أن شبكة الاتصالات الخارجية قد انهارت بحيث أصبح سبيل الاتصال الوحيد بالعالم الخارجي هو الخدمات المنفردة للاتصالات الهاتفية الخاصة والباهظة التكلفة؛
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.