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The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 Lebanese and Palestinians, 20 Israelis, the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon, and the PLO forces retreating north of the Litani River.1It led to the creation of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force and an almost complete Israeli withdrawal.2
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Operation Litani was the official name of the Israel Defense Forces 1978 invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani river. It was a military success, as PLO forces were pushed north of the river. However international concern led to the creation of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force and a partial Israeli retreat.
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It was a military success for the Israeli Defense Forces, as PLO forces were pushed north of the river.However, objections from the Lebanese government led to the creation of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force and a partial Israeli withdrawal.
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The 1978 South Lebanon conflict (code-named Operation Litani by Israel ) was an invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani River , carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in 1978 in response to the Coastal Road massacre . The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 Lebanese and Palestinians, 20 Israelis, the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon, and the PLO forces retreating north of the Litani River. It led to the creation of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force and an almost complete Israeli withdrawal.
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Invasion of southern Lebanon by Israel as part of the Lebanese Civil War Not to be confused with the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) .The 1978 South Lebanon conflict (codenamed Operation Litani by Israel ) began after Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978, in response to the Coastal Road massacre near Tel Aviv by Lebanon -based Palestinian militants . The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 Lebanese and Palestinians , 20 Israelis , and the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces gained a military victory against the Palestine Liberation Organization as the latter was forced to withdraw from southern Lebanon, preventing it from launching attacks on Israel from across its land border with Lebanon .In response to the outbreak of hostilities, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 425 and Resolution 426 on 19 March 1978, which called on Israel to immediately withdraw its troops from Lebanon and established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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Invasion of southern Lebanon by Israel as part of the Lebanese Civil War Not to be confused with the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) . The 1978 South Lebanon conflict , also known as the First Israeli invasion of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by Israel , began when Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978.It was in response to the Coastal Road massacre near Tel Aviv by Palestinian militants based in Lebanon. The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 Lebanese and Palestinians , 20 Israelis , and the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces gained a military victory against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the latter was forced to withdraw from southern Lebanon, preventing it from launching attacks on Israel from across its land border with Lebanon . In response to the outbreak of hostilities, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 425 and Resolution 426 on 19 March 1978, which called on Israel to immediately withdraw its troops from Lebanon and established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Israel launched a second invasion of Lebanon in 1982.Politics of Conflict: A Survey .
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