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| | 1982 Lebanon War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | The 1982 Lebanon War (called Operation Peace for Galilee by Israel) broke out in June 1982, when Israeli forces invaded Lebanon, and, within a few weeks of fierce fighting with PLO and Syrian forces, managed to occupy southern Lebanon, up to and including Beirut, and to drive the PLO out of the country. |
 | | Tyre and Sidon (major cities in the south of Lebanon, still within the 40 kilometer limit) were left in ruins, and the Lebanese capital Beirut was gunned for ten weeks, killing PLO members as well as civilians. |
 | | Israel continues to control a small area called "Sheeba Farms", which Lebanon and Syria claim to be Lebanese territory but Israel insists to be former Syrian territory with the same status as the Golan Heights, since they have captured it from the Syrians. |
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