One of his sons, Carlos Slim Helú, born on 28 January 1940 in Mexico City, inherited his father's business talent and ultimately became the richest man in the world in 2007.

On 6 June 1992 two members of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) were killed by a roadside bomb near Jezzine.

[5] Technically Jezzine was not part of the security zone but the town was the base for a South Lebanon Army (SLA) unit calling itself the 20th Battalion.

In the aftermath the IDF detained a number of youths in the town and SLA commander-in-chief Antoine Lahad visited and made threats of “unspecified violence” if attacks continued.

The following month, 17 July, the Israeli head of Northern Command, Major General Amiram Levin visited the town in attempt to bolster SLA morale.

Earlier the same month local notables, backed by Dany Chamoun called on the government to move the Lebanese army into Jezzine, without success.

Retreating SLA members and their families commandeered empty houses in Marjayun, Ibl al-Saqi and Kawkaba in the Indian UNIFIL zone.

The town is located on the slopes of Tumat Niha and its landscape features pine-forested valleys and mountain summits, vineyards, orchards, ponds, and waterfalls.

[2] Like most towns on Mount Lebanon, Jezzine has a large and successful diaspora, especially in Latin America and West Africa.

The Palace includes spacious rooms topped with perforated glass colored vaults, as well as shapes of engraved water-springs.

[14] Karam Wines, Southern Lebanon's only winery, owns land in the area where they primarily grow Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.