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volunteer, Nicolas
Guillaume Royer, who was killed at a DFLP office. Two Lebanese newspapers published lists of the dead and wounded. Palestinian reports claimed that at least 123 were killed and 550 were wounded, while Lebanon's police put the death toll in Beirut alone at around 90. Lebanon's UN
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Buildings, bridges and other infrastructure across
Lebanon were either destroyed or badly damaged, and according to Palestinian and Lebanese reports, the operation left from 123 to over 300 killed. Israel vowed to continue fighting the PLO until the latter ceased to launch rockets into Israeli
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districts, such as Rue
Baghdadi in the Fakehani district west of the city. Israeli warplanes demolished a seven-story apartment building and four to five others were badly damaged. Israel said that the operation targeted the headquarters of PLO leader
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rivers, including a vital bridge south of Sidon, Israeli gunboat shelling along the coast between the
Saadiyat village in the south and the Zahrani oil terminal had destroyed 200 yards of the main coastal road in the area. The
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The air raids came in response to continuous
Palestinian rocket attacks into northern Israel for a third consecutive day. Four women were injured when a Palestinian rocket hit a
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Arafat said in a statement: "The bloodshed today will not go unpunished, and it will only increase our will to keep up the struggle against the
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areas. Begin added that the PLO had "no immunity" anymore, and that if civilians were hit, it would be their fault. At
Lebanon's request, the
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and two DFLP offices. The PLO stated that Arafat's headquarters were unharmed and that only one DFLP office sustained some damage.
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radio report said that the aircraft had been downed by Syrian ground forces in southeastern
Lebanon, and that it had crashed near
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Precise casualty figures were not immediately available. There were both
Lebanese and Palestinian fatalities, as well as a
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The bombing of Beirut on 17 July lasted between 20 and 30 minutes, and was mostly centered on predominantly
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that he needed "their swords, not their blessing". Israel stressed that it had acted in self-defense, with
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held a two-hour emergency meeting, after which it demanded Israel to cease its bombing operations. The
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and in the south of the country. This was in response to several
Palestinian rocket
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Israel claimed that all of its jets returned home safely, while the PLO and
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territory, while the PLO said that the bombing would not go unpunished.
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spokesman said that 300 people or more may have been killed.
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refinery was also damaged, and a part of it was in flames.
930:would no longer refrain from attacking Palestinian
858:were also attacked. A number of bridges across the
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1973 Athens
Hellinikon International Airport attack
946:announced it would delay the planned shipment of
841:Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
128:(claimed by Syria and the PLO; denied by Israel)
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1201:Cross-border operations of Israel into Lebanon
1176:Attacks on buildings and structures in Beirut
1146:Military operations of the Lebanese Civil War
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878:claimed that a plane had been shot down. A
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934:targets, even if they were stationed in
850:In addition to Beirut, the port city of
817:anti-aircraft missile system in Beirut.
777:(PLO) targets across Lebanon, mostly in
1151:Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
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733:Attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum
33:Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
716:Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis
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950:to Israel in response to the events.
16:Israeli aerial bombardment of Lebanon
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1171:Naval bombing operations and battles
1048:Farrell, William E. (18 July 1981).
497:Civil Administration of the Mountain
354:1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats
14:
775:Palestine Liberation Organization
430:January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup
135:(Palestinian and Lebanese claims)
1161:Beirut in the Lebanese Civil War
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1111:1981 in international relations
940:United Nations Security Council
856:Sabra and Shatila refugee camps
364:Assassination of Bachir Gemayel
1166:Airstrikes conducted by Israel
1080:"Israel Air Strikes in Beirut"
1022:10.1525/jps.1981.11.1.00p0366x
1014:University of California Press
785:on northern Israel during the
435:Assassination of Rashid Karami
359:Multinational Force in Lebanon
1:
915:criminals." Arafat also told
773:began bombarding a number of
1136:Building bombings in Lebanon
1006:Journal of Palestine Studies
738:1973 New York City bomb plot
462:Assassination of René Moawad
960:1978 South Lebanon conflict
728:Sabena Flight 571 hijacking
654:1978 South Lebanon conflict
507:South Lebanon security belt
286:1978 South Lebanon conflict
1217:
576:El Al Flight 426 hijacking
415:U.S. embassy annex bombing
370:Sabra and Shatila massacre
1004:"The Bombing of Beirut".
811:Katyusha rocket launchers
644:Kfar Yuval hostage crisis
604:Avivim school bus bombing
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487:People's Republic of Tyre
475:Cantons and puppet states
274:St George's Church attack
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1191:Attacks on energy sector
1156:Israel–Lebanon relations
1141:July 1981 events in Asia
669:Misgav Am hostage crisis
598:TWA Flight 840 hijacking
425:1985 Beirut car bombings
233:1976 Syrian intervention
693:International incidents
674:1981 bombing of Lebanon
593:El Al Flight 432 attack
581:El Al Flight 253 attack
408:Fourth phase: 1984–1990
260:Second phase: 1977–1982
1131:1981 building bombings
869:Trans-Arabian Pipeline
769:In July 1981, Israeli
704:Operation Wrath of God
624:Kiryat Shmona massacre
559:Palestinian insurgency
450:Dahr al-Wahsh massacre
337:Third phase: 1982–1984
239:Siege of Tel al-Zaatar
186:First phase: 1975–1977
1196:Airstrikes in Lebanon
748:TWA Flight 841 (1974)
649:Coastal Road massacre
502:State of Free Lebanon
331:Iraqi Embassy bombing
120:Casualties and losses
1181:Explosions in Beirut
664:1979 Nahariya attack
634:1974 Nahariya attack
609:Lod Airport massacre
401:1984 Sohmor massacre
376:U.S. embassy bombing
326:1981 Israeli bombing
203:Battle of the Hotels
125:1 aircraft shot down
826:Bombings and damage
659:1979 Ma'alot attack
396:February 6 Intifada
344:1982 Beirut bombing
214:Black Saturday
197:Black Thursday
1186:Attacks on bridges
1054:The New York Times
803:maternity hospital
787:Lebanese Civil War
639:Savoy Hotel attack
482:East Beirut canton
455:War of Elimination
220:Karantina massacre
175:Lebanese Civil War
37:Lebanese Civil War
26:Bombing of Lebanon
1016:: 218–225. 1981.
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926:warning that the
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753:Pan Am Flight 110
614:Sabena Flight 571
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391:Battle of Tripoli
386:Mountain War
381:Barracks bombings
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281:Hundred Days' War
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586:retaliation raid
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70:Belligerents
51:17 July 1981
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917:Arab states
839:and of the
571:Engagements
1105:Categories
1090:30 January
1059:30 January
983:References
890:Casualties
797:Background
932:guerrilla
903:Reactions
884:Marjayoun
771:warplanes
721:1973 raid
709:1972 raid
492:Fatahland
1084:ABC News
954:See also
936:civilian
909:American
880:Damascus
807:Nahariya
56:Location
31:Part of
913:Zionist
864:Zahrani
783:attacks
60:Lebanon
896:French
860:Litani
832:Muslim
821:Events
779:Beirut
600:(1969)
83:Israel
1012:(1).
876:Syria
852:Sidon
845:Fatah
102:Fatah
35:(the
1092:2015
1061:2015
911:and
862:and
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107:DFLP
48:Date
1018:doi
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112:ALF
96:PLO
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