July 11, 1982: Column of Israeli armored vehicles between Fayadieh (Mount Lebanon) and Beirut. (Credit: Sami Ayad/L’Orient-Le Jour's archives)
The Israeli tanks and armored vehicles now invading villages in southern Lebanon inevitably give Lebanese people a sense of déjà vu. History has repeated itself for nearly 50 years, marked by a series of bombings, widespread displacement, destruction, and battles of varying intensity involving local and foreign factions, always with the Litani River — the largest waterway in Lebanon — serving as a reference point. More from our archives When Lebanon moved to expel Iran’s chargé d’affaires… in 1983 L'Orient-Le Jour takes a look back at the major Israeli offensives and invasions of the country.1978: 'Operation Litani' On March 11, 1978, nearly three years after the start of the Lebanese Civil War in April 1975, eleven Palestinian militants from Fatah, the main component of Yasser Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization...
The Israeli tanks and armored vehicles now invading villages in southern Lebanon inevitably give Lebanese people a sense of déjà vu. History has repeated itself for nearly 50 years, marked by a series of bombings, widespread displacement, destruction, and battles of varying intensity involving local and foreign factions, always with the Litani River — the largest waterway in Lebanon — serving as a reference point. More from our archives When Lebanon moved to expel Iran’s chargé d’affaires… in 1983 L'Orient-Le Jour takes a look back at the major Israeli offensives and invasions of the country.1978: 'Operation Litani' On March 11, 1978, nearly three years after the start of the Lebanese Civil War in April 1975, eleven Palestinian militants from Fatah, the main component of Yasser Arafat’s Palestine...
