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- An estimated 10,000 people were killed in the conflict
- Israeli forces invaded Southern Lebanon on June 6, 1982
- Several bombings of Beirut caused heavy casualties and severe damage to the city
- Over 20,000 PLO members were expelled from Lebanon
- The Israeli Air Force shot down 86 Syrian aircraft in a battle between 150 jet fighters
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Reasons for War
Israeli forces invaded Southern Lebanon in response to the attempted assassination of Israel's ambassador to England, Shlomo Argov. Although official Israeli reports attributed the assassination attempt to a dissident Palestinian group, a series of violent conflicts in the area and Israel's fear of increasing Syrian influence in Lebanon led them to launch an attack on PLO forces in Lebanon.
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