Israel's Wars & Operations:
First Lebanon War

Reference

• Background & Overview
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• Peace Agreement Between Israel & Lebanon (May 1983)
  • Statements by Foreign Ministry on Peace Agreement
• Israel-Lebanon Cease-fire Understanding (April 1996)

Major Incidents

• Sabra & Shatila
  • Kahan Commission Report
• IDF Soldiers Missing in Action
• Israeli Civilians Killed/Wounded on Lebanese Border

Important Figures

• Menachem Begin
• Ariel Sharon
• Yasser Arafat
• Ehud Barak

Israeli Withdrawal

• Post-Withdrawal Analysis
• Israeli Cabinet Decision to Leave Lebanon (March 2000)
• The Israeli Withdrawal from Southern Lebanon (May 2000)
  • Map of Israeli Withdrawal
• UN Announces Israeli Withdrawal as Complete (July 2000)
• Security Council Certifies Israeli Withdrawal (July 2000)

United States Involvement

• The Reagan Administration on Lebanon
  • The Reagan Plan
• Exchanges between Reagan and PM Begin (June 1982)
• State Department Discusses PLO Evacuation (July 1982)
• Veliotes Secret Memo Regarding PLO Pullout (July 1982)
• Shultz on International Force for Beirut (August 1982)