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Siege of Beirut

June 14 – August 21, 1982 · Beirut

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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.

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Israel

Israel
Menachem Begin military commander Ariel Sharon military commander

Palestine Liberation Organization

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