Siege of Beirut

June 14 – August 21, 1982 · Beirut

Result Israeli victory

Israeli forces surrounded and bombarded West Beirut, where PLO fighters were based. The siege ended when the PLO agreed to leave Lebanon under international supervision.

On the map Contemporaries

Israel

Palestine Liberation Organization

Israel

Palestine Liberation Organization

Syria

Lebanese Communist Party

Syrian Social Nationalist Party

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region

Communist Action Organization in Lebanon

Al-Mourabitoun

PKK

Menachem Begin belligerent leader

Ariel Sharon military commander

Raphael Eitan military commander

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

Strength and losses

Strength: 76,000

Strength: 12,000