✦ History

1982 Lebanon War

June 6, 1982 – May 17, 1985

Result Inconclusive

Israel invaded Lebanon to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization. Israeli forces besieged Beirut, and the PLO left the country, but Israel kept a presence in southern Lebanon for many years.

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Battles and events 6

June 6–7, 1982
Battle of the Beaufort Israeli victory Beaufort Castle
June 8, 1982
Battle of Jezzine (1982) Israeli victory Jezzine Hafez al-Assad, Mustafa Tlass
June 9, 1982
Operation Mole Cricket 19 Israeli victory Beqaa Valley Hafez al-Assad, Ariel Sharon, Mustafa Tlass
June 10, 1982
Battle of Sultan Yacoub Syrian victory
June 14 – August 21, 1982
Siege of Beirut Israeli victory Beirut Hafez al-Assad, Yasser Arafat, Menachem Begin
May 17, 1983
May 17 Agreement

Key commanders

Arab states 6

Hafez al-Assad belligerent leader Yasser Arafat belligerent leader Mustafa Tlass belligerent leader Hikmat al-Shihabi belligerent leader Walid Jumblatt belligerent leader Saad Sayel military commander

Kataeb Party and allies 4

Menachem Begin belligerent leader Ariel Sharon belligerent leader Raphael Eitan military commander David Ivry military commander

Ba'athist Syria 2

Hafez al-Assad military commander Mustafa Tlass military commander

Israel 4

Ariel Sharon military commander David Ivry military commander Menachem Begin belligerent leader Raphael Eitan military commander

Palestine Liberation Organization 6

Hafez al-Assad military commander Yasser Arafat military commander Mustafa Tlass military commander Hikmat al-Shihabi military commander Khalil al-Wazir military commander Saad Sayel military commander

Syria 2

Hafez al-Assad military commander Mustafa Tlass military commander