UN General Assembly adopts Resolution 194

The 1948 war and mass displacement transformed Lebanon into a long-term host country for Palestinian refugees. Refugee communities preserved claims to return and established social and political...

The UN General Assembly created UNRWA to provide relief and works for Palestine refugees. In Lebanon, the agency became central to education, health and relief. Palestinian refugees continued to...

UNRWA began operations on 1 May 1950. Its services supported Palestinian refugee communities in Lebanon, including education and health care, while the unresolved displacement and restrictions on...

At the opening of the first Palestinian National Council meeting in Jerusalem, Ahmad Shuqayri proclaimed the Palestine Liberation Organization. The institution provided a national political...

Israeli commandos raided Beirut airport and destroyed civilian aircraft. Israel described the raid as retaliation for attacks on its civil aviation; Lebanon rejected responsibility for the earlier...

The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 262, condemning Israel’s premeditated military action against Beirut civil international airport and stating Lebanon was entitled to appropriate...