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Encyclopedia: 1978 South Lebanon conflict
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Mar 16, 2008 Largely forgotten today, Israel's 1978 invasion of Lebanon killed almost 2000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians and set a pattern of...
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[Archive] Operation "Litani" Military History and Tactics This month it will be 26 years since Operation "Litani". The reason for the operation: Bus Hijacking on Coastal Road, 1978; On March 11, 1978 eleven terrorists, again coming from Lebanon with Zoadic rubber commando dinghies, landed at the beach of Kibbutz...
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After the March 11, 1978 Bus Hijacking on the Coastal Road, Israel launched a major military incursion into South Lebanon, called the Litani
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In 1978, following the terrorist attack on the HaifaTel Aviv highway, the IDF launched Operation Litani. The objective of the mission was to repel terrorist organizations beyond the Litani river in Lebanon. It was an interarm action, in which a major component were the ground forces.
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In retaliation, four days later Israel launched Operation Litani, invading Lebanon with a force of 25000 men. The purpose of the operation was to push PLO...
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News: Army representatives expected to present ministers Wednesday morning with proposal to expand ground operation in Lebanon to Litani River. Goal: Destroying rocket launchers. The national security cabinet is expected to decide on Wednesday morning whether to expand the military operation in Lebanon to the Litani River,
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News: On eve of cabinet meeting, in which ministers are expected to decided whether to expand military operation to Litani River, environment minister tells Ynet, 'if we stop now, it’s like we didn’t do a thing' Operation to be expanded Photo: Reuters; The border in the north can be the Litani, and in the south it is...
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Operation Litani was the official name of Israel's 1978 invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani river. The invasion was a military success, as PLO forces were...
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BACKGROUND Though it took the form of an Israeli military incursion into Lebanon, Operation Litani was grounded in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian Conflict . From 1968 on, the PLO , Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine , and other Palestinian groups established a quasi-state in southern Lebanon, using it as a...
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