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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.
[1] [2] The strike took place while Hezbollah leaders were meeting at a headquarters located underground beneath residential buildings in Haret Hreik in the Dahieh suburb to the south of Beirut. [2] [3] Conducted by the Israeli Air Force's 119th Squadron using F-16I fighters, [4] the operation involved dropping more than 80 bombs, [5] including ...
Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s ...
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack.
Sabra. Sabra (Arabic: صبرا) is a neighborhood in southern Beirut, Lebanon, [1] which falls under the municipality of Ghobeiry, Mount Lebanon Governorate. [2][3] It is populated by both Lebanese and Palestinian refugees [4][5]. Even with its large percentage of Palestinian residents, it is not officially considered a refugee camp, but its ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein Aleppo suffered catastrophic damage during the four-year siege and battle. According to an Amnesty International report, government forces have been responsible for the majority of violations in the conflict in Syria. Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a statement in ...
The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, [14][15][16] began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. The Israelis sought to end Palestinian attacks from Lebanon, destroy the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the country, and install a pro-Israel Maronite ...
Lebanese Forces. The Lebanese Forces (Arabic: القوات اللبنانية al-Quwwāt al-Libnānīyah) is a Lebanese Christian -based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament, being the largest party of the country. The organization was created in 1976 by ...