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 on Lebanese sovereignty. Result: major leadership losses and heightened confrontation.
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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 on Lebanese sovereignty. Result: major leadership losses and heightened confrontation.
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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 on Lebanese sovereignty. Result: major leadership losses and heightened confrontation.