What the records say
- When
- 6 Jun 1982 – 1 Sep 1982
- Kind
- Interstate war
- Deaths
- 19,000
- Coordinates
- 33.89° N, 35.50° E
- Type
- Interstate war
- Region
- Middle East
- Cities
- Beirut
- Side a
- Israel
- Side b
- PLO, Syria
- Alliances
- Israel, PLO, Syria
Placed approximately by the source.
1982 Lebanon War
1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operating in southern Lebanon and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which had caused civilian casualties on both sides of the border.
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- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War Project · names it “War over Lebanon”Correlates of War: free use with citation
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
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