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Destructive Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Shocks World
British journalist Flora James reports on the Beirut assault with Palestinian sources describing savage air strikes and mass casualties possibly exceeding 20,000. The invasion encircles Beirut, shifts control of southern Lebanon, and sparks a massive refugee exodus as regional powers react with mixed signals and looming political upheaval.
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Flora James
Beirut
Israel
Druz Shouf
Lebanon
United Arab Emirates
Ariel Sharon
Palestine Liberation Organization
West
PLO
Camp David
Egypt
Sinai
Sidon
Khalde
Moscow
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Syria
U.S.S.R
Mediterranean
Kremlin
United States
Chicago
Alexander Haig
U.S
Washington
Security Council
Jeanne Kirkpatrick
Menachem Begin
Galilee
Yasser Arafat
Begin
Tyre
Nabatiyeh
Beaufort Castle
Shouf
Daraiya
Assad
Bekaa
Soviet Union
Philip Habib
Jerusalem
Hamishmar
Iraq
Saddam Hussein