Golda Meir9 September 1972
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats
Israeli guns and aircraft pound southern Lebanon in reprisal for rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas
The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived
Israeli warplanes retaliate against rocket attacks with strikes at Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon
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