South Lebanon conflict

When

14 Mar 1978 – 21 Mar 1978

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

33.20° N, 35.35° E

Description

1978 war between Israel and Lebanon and the PLO

Cause

Coastal Road massacre

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Invasion of southern Lebanon by Israel as part of the Lebanese Civil War

The 1978 South Lebanon conflict, also known as the First Israeli invasion of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by Israel, began when Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978. It was in response to the Coastal Road massacre near Tel Aviv by Palestinian militants based in Lebanon.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Operation Litani: Israeli forces invade Lebanon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “à la suite de l’action d’un commando palestinien qui a fait 37 victimes israéliennes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “армия обороны Израиля начала военную операцию против Организации освобождения Палестины на территории Южного Ливана”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page