Israeli military siege during the 1982 Lebanon War
Siege of Beirut
Part of the 1982 Lebanon War
Aerial view of the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, used by the Palestinians as an ammunition depot amidst armed confrontations with the Israelis
Date
14 June 1982 – 21 August 1982
Location
Beirut, Lebanon
Result
Israeli victory
Palestinian militants evacuated after peace settlement
Destruction of much of Beirut
Belligerents
Israel SLA Lebanese Front
Phalanges
Al-Tanzim
PLO Syria LNRF
LCP
SSNP
ASBP
CAOL
INM ASALA PKK
Commanders and leaders
Ariel Sharon
Menachem Begin
Rafael Eitan
Saad Haddad
Bachir Gemayel
Fadi Frem
Elie Hobeika
Samir Geagea
Fawzi Mahfouz
Obad Zouein
Yasser Arafat
Saad Sayel
Abu Jihad
Salah Khalaf
George Habash
Abu Khalid
Nayef Hawatmeh
Hafez al-Assad
Mustafa Tlass
George Hawi
Elias Atallah
Inaam Raad
Mohsen Ibrahim
Ibrahim Kulaylat
Monte Melkonian
Mahsum Korkmaz
Strength
76,000
12,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown
Unknown
4,000–5,000 Lebanese civilians killed[1]
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1982 Lebanon War
1982
Beaufort
Jezzine
Mole Cricket 19
Sultan Yacoub
Beirut
Bhamdoun
Operation Épaulard I
Sabra and Shatila
Wimpy Operation
1st Tyre
1983
2nd Tyre
1984
Sohmor
1985
Iron Fist
Maarakeh
Zrarieh
During the 1982 Lebanon War, the city of Beirut was besieged by Israel following the breakdown of the ceasefire that had been imposed by the United Nations amidst the Lebanese Civil War. Beginning in mid-June, the two-month-long siege resulted in the expulsion of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) from Beirut and the rest of Lebanon.
^Gabriel, Richard, A, Operation Peace for Galilee, The Israeli-PLO War in Lebanon, New York: Hill & Wang. 1984, p. 164, 165, ISBN 0-8090-7454-0
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