By mid-June Israeli forces had surrounded Beirut after advancing through Lebanon. PLO and allied Lebanese fighters defended positions; residents endured shelling, displacement and shortages. The siege did not prevent eventual evacuation of the PLO, but prolonged fighting and humanitarian suffering.
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By mid-June Israeli forces had surrounded Beirut after advancing through Lebanon. PLO and allied Lebanese fighters defended positions; residents endured shelling, displacement and shortages. The siege did not prevent eventual evacuation of the PLO, but prolonged fightin
PLO and Lebanese allied fighters resisted the Israeli advance toward Beirut.
By mid-June Israeli forces had surrounded Beirut after advancing through Lebanon. PLO and allied Lebanese fighters defended positions; residents endured shelling, displacement and shortages. The siege did not prevent eventual evacuation of the PLO, but prolong