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| 1978 | Begin, Menachem |  |
| The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is created to confirm Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon |
| 19th Mar The Israeli army takes control of almost all of Lebanon south of Litani River |
| 19th Mar The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 425 demanding that Israel withdraw from Lebanon |
| 23rd Mar Naqoura The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is created to enforce this mandate, and restore peace and sovereignty to Lebanon |
| 23rd Mar Naqoura UNIFIL forces arrive in Lebanon setting up headquarters in Naqoura |
| 13th June The Israelis withdraw the last of their invading forces from Lebanon |
| 1982 | Argov, Shlomo | |
| 3rd June Israel's ambassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov, is shot and wounded outside a London hotel, Israel's invasion of Lebanon follows the assassination attempt, the attack is blamed on Abu Nidal's Palestinian Fatah group |
| 1982 | Begin, Menachem | |
| 4th June Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon one day after the attempted assassination of the Israeli Ambassador in London |
| 4th June Israel's ambassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov, is shot and wounded outside a London hotel, Israel's invasion of Lebanon follows the assassination attempt, the attack is blamed on Abu Nidal's Palestinian Fatah group |
| 4th June The invasion leads to the unconditional recognition of the State of Israel |
| 6th June A 70-day siege by 30,000 Israeli troops leaves up to 14,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians dead |
| 6th June Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels' invasion of Lebanon |
| 6th June Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country |
| 9th June Bekaa Valley Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley |
| 12th Aug Beirut Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the UN Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut |
| 15th Sep Beirut The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 1982 | Eitan, Rafael | |
| 6th June Israeli General Rafael Eitan convinces Defense Minister Ariel Sharon to invade southern Lebanon to clean out the PLO bases there |
| 1982 | Sharon, Ariel | |
| 6th June A 70-day siege by 30,000 Israeli troops leaves up to 14,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians dead |
| 6th June Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country |
| 9th June Bekaa Valley Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley |
| 12th Aug Beirut Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the UN Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut |
| 15th Sep The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 1985 | Peres, Shimon | |
| 10th June Israel begins to withdraw from the Lebanon after a 6 yr occupation |
