1982 Lebanon War facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 1982 Lebanon War |
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| Part of Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Lebanese Civil War | |||||||||
 Lebanese troops in Beirut, 1982 |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Other armed groups:
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Israel: Menachem Begin (Prime Minister) Ariel Sharon (Ministry of Defence) Rafael Eitan (Army Chief of Staff) David Ivry (Israeli Air Force) Ze'ev Almog (Israeli Sea Corps) Phalange: Bachir Gemayel Fadi Frem Elie Hobeika Al-Tanzim: Fawzi Mahfuz SLA: Saad Haddad |
PLO: Yasser Arafat (Chairman of the PLO) Syria: Hafez al-Assad (President) Mustafa Tlass (Minister of Defense) LCP: George Hawi Elias Atallah Amal: Nabih Berri ASALA: Monte Melkonian PKK: Mahsum Korkmaz Ibrahim Kulaylat Others: Muhsin Ibrahim Abbas al-Musawi Ragheb Harb Murat Karayılan Inaam Raad Said Shaaban |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| Israel: 78,000 troops 800 tanks 1,500 APCs 634 aircraft LF: 30,000 troops SLA: 5,000 troops 97 tanks |
Syria: 22,000 troops 352 tanks 300 APCs 450 aircraft 300 artillery pieces 100 anti-aircraft guns 125 SAM batteries PLO: 15,000 troops 80 tanks 150 APCs 350+ artillery pieces 250+ anti-aircraft guns |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Israel: 1,216 killed (1982-2000) |
Syrian & Palestinian combatants: See Casualties below. |
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| Civilians: See Casualties below. | |||||||||
The 1982 Lebanon war was part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the Lebanese Civil War. It began on 6 June 1982. Israel called it Operation Peace for Galilee. It was later known as the Lebanon war or First Lebanon war. The war started when the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) attacked southern Lebanon. On 3 June 1982 the tried to assassinate Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov. This may have been done to hurt the PLO's reputation. At the time, however, Israel blamed the PLO for the attempt. The shooting of the ambassador was the trigger that caused Israel’s invasion of Lebanon.
Images for kids
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The Israeli Merkava Mark I tank was used throughout the First Lebanon War
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Syrian anti-tank teams deployed French-made Milan ATGMs during the war in Lebanon in 1982.
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Part of a Syrian SA-6 site built near the Beirut-Damascus highway, and overlooking the Bekaa Valley, in early 1982.
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Lebanese Army APC, Beirut 1982
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IDF military patrol near Ras Biada- south Lebanon (1986)
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IDF military post Shakuf El-Hardun – south Lebanon (1986)
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IDF military patrol above the Litani river- south Lebanon (1987)
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Beaufort IDF northern military post- south Lebanon (1995)
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IDF military patrol between Aaichiye to Rayhan- south Lebanon (1995)
See also
In Spanish: Guerra del Líbano de 1982 para niños
