Bombing of Beirut
Israeli jets raid PLO bases south of Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
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Menachem Begin Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Menachem Begin through 114 dated historical records for Israel.
Menachem Begin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
114Distinct records
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1982–1992Years on this page
1982
Fatah
Israels ambassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov, is shot and wounded outside a London hotel, Israels invasion of Lebanon follows the assassination attempt, the attack is blamed on Abu Nidals Palestinian Fatah group
Role range: 1977-1983
Invasion of Lebanon
The invasion leads to the unconditional recognition of the State of Israel. Israels ambassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov, is shot and wounded outside a London hotel, Israels invasion of Lebanon follows the assassination attempt, the attack is blamed on Abu Nidals Palestinian Fatah group. Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon one day after the attempted assassination of the Israeli Ambassador in London
Role range: 1977-1983
Hezbollah
Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels invasion of Lebanon
Role range: 1977-1983
Invasion of Lebanon
Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organisation fighters out of the country. Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels invasion of Lebanon. A 70-day siege by 30,000 Israeli troops leaves up to 14,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians dead
Role range: 1977-1983
PLO
Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organisation fighters out of the country
Role range: 1977-1983
Hezbollah
Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels invasion of Lebanon
Role range: 1977-1983
Invasion of Lebanon
Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels invasion of Lebanon
Role range: 1977-1983
Invasion of Lebanon
Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of Beirut
Israeli jets attack civilian areas in West Beirut killing 120
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of Beirut
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Invasion of Lebanon
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
UN Security Council
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Capture of Beirut
The Israeli army occupies Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Invasion of Lebanon
The Israeli army occupies Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Misgav
The Jewish town of Misgav was built on land seized from the Palestinians over 3 decades, its 7,000 Jewish residents have jurisdiction over 183,000 dunams (a quarter-acre), while the areas 200,000 Arabs reside on 200,000 dunams
Role range: 1977-1983
Rule of Beirut
The Israeli army occupies Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Siege of Beirut
The Israeli army occupies Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Massacre
Palestinians are massacred by "Christian Falangists"
Role range: 1977-1983
Massacre
The bloodshed brings calls for Begins resignation
Role range: 1977-1983
Occupation
Occupies West Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Siege of Beirut
Occupies West Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Amal
Hezbollah is formed with Iranian help as a radical offshoot of Amal, a Shiite Muslim movement
Role range: 1977-1983
Hezbollah
Hezbollah is formed with Iranian help as a radical offshoot of Amal, a Shiite Muslim movement
Role range: 1977-1983
Amal
Hezbollah is formed with Iranian help as a radical offshoot of Amal, a Shiite Muslim movement
Role range: 1977-1983
Hezbollah
Hezbollah is formed with Iranian help as a radical offshoot of Amal, a Shiite Muslim movement
Role range: 1977-1983
1983
Diplomatic Proposal
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
Role range: 1977-1983
Occupation
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
Role range: 1977-1983
Occupation
Israel & Lebanon sign an agreement for Israeli withdrawal within 3 months
Role range: 1977-1983
Resignation of Menachem Begin
Israels PM Begin announced his intention to resign as fighting continued in Lebanon with no apparent end in sight
Role range: 1977-1983
Resignation of Menachem Begin
Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party
Role range: 1977-1983
Party Leader
Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party
Resignation of Menachem Begin
Resigns due to ill health
Role range: 1977-1983
1992
Death of Menachem Begin
Death of Menachem Begin
Role range: 1977-1983
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.