Lebanon’s president-elect Bashir Gemayel was assassinated. The killing intensified the political crisis; Israeli forces entered West Beirut the next day. The assassination does not justify the...
Between 16 and 18 September Lebanese Forces/Phalangist militiamen massacred Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in the Sabra and Shatila area. Israeli forces controlled surrounding areas and...
Israel began withdrawing from the Shouf area; fighting between Lebanese factions intensified after the pullback. Resistance pressure was one factor in the broader military and political environment,...
