During his service he never cut contact with the capital and all leaders from all political factions and religions kept visiting him asking him for help on several matters.

Men were required to sign written pledges not to visit with Lahad or his people if they were traveling into southern Lebanon.

Lahad spent eight weeks in the hospital and suffered health complications leaving his left arm paralyzed.

[4] In a meeting with the Israeli Government Coordinator, Uri Lubrani, in May 2000, Lahad expressed deep concern surrounding the appropriate treatment of SLA members who ended up in Israel following the withdrawal.

Contrary to contemporary media reports, Lahad stated that Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, had not tricked him.

He highlighted the importance of his country's cooperation with Israel and cited the United Nations Security Council resolution 425 as a legitimate reason for Barak's withdrawal of Israeli armed forces.

Lubrani assured Lahad that SLA members would receive appropriate treatment and thanked him and his men for their "long struggle for peace".

It could be that one of their proxies in Lebanon carried out the actual assassination, but the order came from Damascus.” In May 2014, a Lebanese court sentenced him to death in absentia for high treason, intelligence with the enemy and accessory to kidnapping, violence and murder.