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Timeline of Israeli-Palestinian/Arab relations

Key moments in the Israeli-Palestinian/Arab relationship.

1982 Lebanon War

Photo credit: AP

June 6, 1982

1982 Lebanon War

Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon, foreground, rides an armored personnel carrier on a tour of Israeli units advancing to the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon during the Israeli occupation. Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon scattered the Palestine Liberation Organization, but the subsequent occupation spawned a new Lebanese enemy, Hezbollah. (June 15, 1982)

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