Siege of Beirut

The Siege of Beirut took place in the summer of 1982, as part of the 1982 Lebanon War, which resulted from the breakdown of the cease-fire effected by the United Nations. The siege ended with the Palestinian Liberation Organization being forced out of Beirut and Lebanon. The PLO moved its primary base of operations to Beirut in the early 1970s, after an attempt on their part to overthrow the government of Jordan, and their subsequent expulsion. T... More

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  • 2 months (Jun 14, 1982 — Aug 21, 1982)

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1982 Lebanon War

The 1982 Lebanon War (Hebrew: מלחמת לבנון הראשונה‎, Milhemet Levanon Harishona, "the first Lebanon war"), (Arabic: الاجتياح‎, Al-ijtiyāḥ, "the invasion"), called Operation Peace for Galilee (Hebrew: מבצע שלום הגליל, or מבצע של"ג‎ Mivtsa Shlom HaGalil or Mivtsa Sheleg) by Israel, and later known in...

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  • 2 months (Jun 14, 1982 — Aug 21, 1982)
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