Jordanian army attacks Palestinian bases; Lebanon becomes a central PLO base

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...

Lebanese army commander Emile Bustani and PLO leader Yasser Arafat reached the Cairo Agreement under Egyptian auspices. The text provided for local Palestinian camp committees, certain rights to work,...

During the night of 9–10 April Israeli forces raided PLO sites in Beirut and Sidon and killed senior Fatah figures. Palestinian organisations regarded the raid as an attack on their leadership and...

Following an earlier shooting near a church, Kataeb gunmen attacked a bus carrying Palestinian and Lebanese passengers. Accounts differ on passenger numbers and the day’s preceding incidents....

Armed clashes between Palestinian fighters and Kataeb forces spread near Tel al-Zaatar and Dekwaneh, drawing in other Lebanese communities. Result: escalating local conflict and increased danger for...

An armed Fatah group entering from Lebanon hijacked buses on Israel’s coastal road. Dozens of Israeli civilians, including children, were killed. The attack was presented by its perpetrators as part...

Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon with the stated objective of pushing Palestinian armed groups north of the Litani River. The invasion displaced civilians and intensified conflict in the south....