Conflict Middle East

1982 Lebanon War

1982 CE – 1985 CE · 3 years

Israel's invasion of Lebanon drove the PLO from Beirut but deepened the Lebanese civil war and helped create the conditions for Hezbollah's rise.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

Israel and allied Lebanese forces
PLO, Syria and allied militias

Key moments

Defining events in the 1982 Lebanon War.

1982 Siege of Beirut
1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub
1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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Petra

300 BCE – still standing

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Dead Sea

3000 BCE – still standing

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Yemen

Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1982 CE and 1985 CE.

1984 CE Tanker War (Iran–Iraq War naval phase) 1982 CE Falklands War 1983 CE Sri Lankan Civil War 1983 CE Second Sudanese Civil War 1983 CE US Invasion of Grenada

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Landmark · Africa 1985 CE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Image credits8 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

1982 Lebanon WarMichael Zarfati · CC BY-SA 3.0
Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
PetraAzurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
Eritrean War of IndependenceSkilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dead Seaلا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of YemenNightstallion et al., see File history below for details. · Public domain