Israel in Lebanon 1975-1982

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Israel in Lebanon 1975-1982
Israeli forces, along with Haddad's militias, bombed, attacked and threatened scores of villages in south Lebanon, including those in the zone policed by UNIFIL ...

Why did Israel invade Lebanon in the 1970s?
In response, on 14 March 1978, Israel launched Operation Litani occupying southern Lebanon, except for the city of Tyre, with 25,000 troops. The objective was to push the PLO away from the border and bolster a Lebanese Christian militia allied with Israel, the South Lebanese Army (SLA).

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